CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Measure of letters3.4 (min. Gl. 1322); 4.5 (max. Gl. 1322); 8.3 (min. Gl. 1323); 8.8 (max. Gl. 1323)

GENERAL NOTES

Between Gl 1322 and Gl 1323 there is a gap of some 8 cm. Gl 1322 is situated on the right of Gl 1322 and its letters are bigger.

TEXT


   1  l-Yhs³(ḥm)| ns²ʾn
   2  bn Ṣwʿm ṣ(m)[... ...]

Apparatus
1Gl 1322: l-Yhs³ḥm; Gl 1323: ns²ʾn.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  To Yhs³ḥm - social class
   2  of the family Ṣwʿm […]
1Yhs³ḥm is a family name in RES 3991, 9-10.
2Ṣwʿm ("owl") is attested in CIH 343, 13 (Ryckmans 1934-1935: 182).
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1934-1935: 182Ryckmans, Gonzague 1934-1935. Les noms propres sud-sémitiques. (3 vols), (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 2). Louvain: Bureaux du Muséon.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaydān ar-Rakhamā
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaRiyām
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Tschinkowitz 1969: 12Tschinkowitz, Helga 1969. Kleine Fragmente. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 6. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 261/4). Vienna: Böhlau in Kommission.