CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Fakhry 1952: pl. V/2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA

GENERAL NOTES

According to G. Ryckmans (1952), this inscription could be part of Fa 23 and 26 (= CIH 366 A 4).

TEXT


   1  [... ...] bn-S¹mhʿly [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteṢirwāḥ-Khawlān
Ancient siteṢrwḥ
Geographical areaṢirwāḥ
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed in a modern wall, on the left of the fortress's gateway.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 44, n. 20, fig. 12 (facsimile); iii, pl. V/2Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 17Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.