CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  [... ...]s²rḥ[..] [... ...]
   2  [... ...]m q(b)[... ...]
   3  [... ...]mʿs¹ʾ [... ...]

Apparatus
1-2[Y]s²rḥʾl ʾ[s¹]rʿ [bn S¹ḫymm (Mordtmann and Mittwoch).
3mʿs¹ʾ w-mqḫt (Mordtmann and Mittwoch).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 24, w. 30
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteShibām-Kawkabān
Ancient siteS²bm
Geographical areaal-Maḥwīt
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 18 (fn. 1)Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter.