CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Cleveland 1965: pl.86/tc1236
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.8

TEXT


   1  mʿmr ʿll—
   2  m ḏ-Nḍḥn

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue (mʿmr)
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 8.7, w. 10, th. 6.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesThe inscription probably comes from the sanctuary of Rṣfm, located at the west side of Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis (see for example Ja 354).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1952 a: 204Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires.
Cleveland 1965: 97, pl. 86Cleveland, 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.