CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodB

TEXT


   1  [... ...]n ʾḫrbn((ʾḫrbn)) (s¹q)f[... ...]
   2  [... ...ʾ](ṯ)rh-s¹mn kl s²(r)[... ...]
   3  [... ...]r ḏy Rwyn w-ḏ-[... ...]
   4  [... ...]ḏ-Lyt w-ẓrbn((Ẓrb(n))) [... ...]
   5  [... ...]tn bn s³nn f(s¹)[ʾ... ...]
   6  [... ...]ʾn w-ḫdqn (ẓ)[... ...]
   7  [... ...]ḏ-(ʿs¹tn ʾy)[... ...]

Apparatus
3In VL9, the Qatabanic inscription of the Minaean community in Timnaʿ, are attested Rwyn and Ẓrbn (see here l. 4) as name of clan and of a tomb respectively.
5See as-Sawdāʾ 13, 5 for the suggested integration.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-811
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 28, w. 21, th. 20
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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