CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Calvet and Robin 1997: 124, photo

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT


   1  [Yṣ]dqʾl Frʿm [S²r]—
   2  [ḥ]ʿt mlk ʾws¹[n]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 4741
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Aniconic stela
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 15.5, w. 16, th. 9.2
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Markha
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 124, photoCalvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux.