CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Macdonald 2018: 258
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  M(ṣ)nlṣt((M(ṭ)nlṣt)) bnt Ḫzm
   2  bn S¹lm Ġlwn

Apparatus
1"There appears to be a circle on a short stalk above the second letter, similar to that of the ṣ. On the other hand, the three ‘prongs’ of this letter seem to be joined at the base suggesting that it is a ṭ (Macdonald: 258)

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure
MaterialRock
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Umm al-Jaḏāyil
Ancient siteunknown
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Macdonald 2018: 258 (photo)Macdonald, Michael C.A. 2018. The Ancient North Arabian and Ancient South Arabian Inscriptions. Pages 227-284 in Laïla Nehmé (ed.). The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.
Nehmé 2018: pl. 15aNehmé, Laïla (ed.) 2018. The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.