CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Cleveland 1965: 98, pl.85
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  [mʿm]r ʾbmld
   2  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue (mʿmr)
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 7.5, w. 20.1, th. 8.9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cleveland 1965: 98, pl. 85Cleveland, Ray L. 1965. An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis. Objects from the Second Campaign (1951) in Timnaʿ Cemetery. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 4). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.