CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1965 a: 45-46, pl. II.5
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.6

TEXT


   1  [ʿ]mm S¹ḥl

Apparatus
1the first name is integrated by Jamme.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositCambridge, University Museum, CUM 49.632
Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 16.5, w. 11
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1965 a: 45-46, pl. II/5Jamme, Albert W.F. 1965. The South Arabian collection of the University Museum (Cambridge, England). Documentation sud-arabe, IV. Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 40: 43-55.