CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of lettersabout 5
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT


      [... ...]
   1  [... ...](ḍf)—
   2  w Ḥywm w-ʿf(s³)m w-[..]—
   3  m w-S¹m(hk)rb w-S¹mʿt w-
   4  Hll w-Ḥywm hkn kwn
   5  bn-hw Ṣ(bḥm) b-qny-hw
   6  bn ḥqlm [....]hgrm
   7  b-ʿṯt(r) [w-b ʾl]mqh w-b
   8  ʿṯtr[ ... ...]
   9  [.] w-b ḏ[... ... ](s¹)m
  10  [... ...]bn
  11  [... ...]

Apparatus
1-2ḍfw could be the end of a proper name.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositDhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 293
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 53, w. 45.7, th. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaal-Ḥadāʾ
CountryYemen
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