CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  ʿmws³l ḏt Ḥrb ʿrm Wrwʾl Ġyln
   2  Yhnʿm bn S²hr mlk Qtbn

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, Unknown (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 47
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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CULTURAL NOTES

The woman is the nurse (ʿrm) of the king. See Ja 350 where another woman is mentioned with this title.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 1999 b: 200-201Bron, François 1999. Antiquités qatabanites. Semitica, 49: 199-201.