CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 22
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6.6-7
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT


   1  |ʾl(ṣ)[dq... ...]
   2  [... ...ʾlmqh bʿl] Ḥr{|}—
   3  {|}n bn[... ...]

Apparatus
2-3Hypothetical reconstruction based on the inscription Ja 629.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 26, w. 11.2, th. 25
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1962 a: 181, pl. 22Jamme, Albert W.F. 1962. Sabaean Inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqîs (Mârib). (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 3). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.