CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Lundin 1965: pl. XIX
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters10-13
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT


   1  | Myṯʿm bn Hlkʾmr bn Ḥzfrm ḏ-Ḫll Hlkyfʿ bn Myṯʿm bn Ḥzfrm ḏ-Ḫll |
   2  Yṯʿm bn Myṯʿm bn Ḥzfrm mwd Krbʾl ḏ-Ḫll
   3  ʿmkrb bn Yṯʿm bn Ḥzfrm ḏ-Ḫll
   4  ʿmkbn bn Yṯʿm bn Ḥzfrm

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Balaq al-Janūbī
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lundin 1965: 35, 43,48, pl. XIXLundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1965. Die Eponymenliste von Saba (aus dem Stamme Halīl). Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 5. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 248/1). Vienna: Hermann Böhlaus Nachf., Kommissionsverlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
Jamme 1976: 51-52, pls 10/O, 11/P, 12/Q, 12/S (facsimile)Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History.