CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Pirenne 1990: 81, pl. LXIIe
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  Ḥm[..] (bn)
   2  B[.](nh)[.](l) hq—
   3  (n)y mq—
   4  [ṭr ... ...](m)y |

Apparatus
1Pirenne reads Hm..
3-4she integrates mq[ṭr-h]my.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner (mqṭr)
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteShabwa
Ancient siteS²bwt
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1990: 81, pl. LXIIf-gPirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient]