CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Pirenne 1990: 60, pl. XLVIII
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...]m grbyn bn [... ...]
   2  [... ...] qdm mlk Ḥḍrm—
   3  t qtdm

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteShabwa
Ancient siteS²bwt
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1990: 60, pl. XLVIIIPirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient]