CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyGraffito
Writing techniqueIncision

GENERAL NOTES

According to the editor, based on paleographical analysis, the inscription could be dated to the 1st-2nd AD (Ch. Robin 2001a, 214).

TEXT


   1  Flḥm mqtwy
   2  Ḥrṯm

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteShisʿāʾ
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaJabal Kawkab
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
NotesThe plain of Shisʿa is located between Ḥimā and Kawkab, 110-115 km north-north-east of Najrān.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 2001 a: 211, fig. 2Robin, Christian J. 2001. «La caravane yéménite et syrienne» dans une inscription de l'Arabie méridionale antique. Pages 207-216 in Bruno Halff, Floréal Sanagustin, Margaret Sironval and Jacqueline Sublet (eds). L'Orient au coeur en l'honneur d'André Miquel. (Collection Orient-Méditerranée). Paris: Maisonneuve et Larose.