CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Measure of lettersabout 3.5
Chronology
PeriodE
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...bn](y)-hw Mlʿym ʾ(s²)[... ...]
   2  [... ...] mqtwtn ʾr(ḥ)bn[ ... ...]
   3  [... ...]rʿ-hw b-kl tḥẓ[t... ...]
   4  [... ...]my hwt bytn [... ...]
   5  [... ...q]fm w-mḥrbm w-ws³[... ...]
   6  [... ...]mtm w-mwglm w-[... ...]
   7  [... ...]w w-mẓll-hw w-ḥ[... ...]
   8  [... ... m]krb-hmw (ʾ)ḥ[lk ... ...]
   9  [... ...]km b-s¹r-hmw [... ...]
  10  [... ...]rkm l-r[... ...]
  11  [... ...]b[... ...]

Apparatus
5possibly to be restored s¹]qfm
6mnh]mtm is a possible restoration.
8See a similar expression in Gar Bayt al-Ashwal 1/5.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositDhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 215
Support typeArtefact » Slab
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 42, w. 31, th. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house
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