CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Arbach and Audouin 2007: 93, cat. 60

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5

GENERAL NOTES

The inscription belongs to period C or D. On the basis of the provenance from the Jawf, the language is probably Sabaic.

TEXT


   1  nfs¹ w-byt S¹ʿd bn S²—
   2  hrm ʾmryn |

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 10192
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief (nfs¹ w-byt)
SubjectHuman figure
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 47, w. 21, th. 6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and Audouin 2007: 93, cat. 60Arbach, Mounir and Audouin, Rémy 2007. Collection of Epigraphic and Archaeological Artifacts from al-Jawf Sites. Ṣanʿâʾ National Museum. 2. Ṣanʿāʾ: UNESCO-SFD / Ṣanʿāʾ: National Museum. [Text in English and Arabic]