DASI

digital archive for the study of pre-islamic arabian inscriptions

Editor: Jérémie Schiettecatte


SITE INFORMATION

Ancient nameʿbdn
CountryYemen
Geographical areaNiṣāb
GovernorateShabwa
KingdomHadramawt
Himyar
CoordinatesLatitude: 14° 29' 48"    Longitude: 46° 28' 51"    
Coordinates accuracyassumed
Type of siteArea with rock inscriptions
TribeTribe: Ḍyftn
Tribe: Ms²rqn
Lineage: Kbrn
Lineage: Yzʾn
Lineage: Ylġb
Deitiesʿṯtr S²rqn
Wdm bʿl Myfʿt
S¹yn ḏ-ʾlm
StructuresDwelling (indeterminate)
Dwelling (concentrated)
Light hydraulic structure (ex. canal, well)
Large hydraulic structure (ex. dam)
Building with political function
Fortress
Small temple
Rock inscriptions
LanguageSabaic

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RELATED SITES

south of Niṣāb (Unknown)

RELATED MATERIAL

Epigraphs in CSAI
Objects in CSAI