CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters10
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT


   1  [... ...]ʾmr kbr Wn(b) [... ...]
   2  [... ...](n)y hrwm((Hrwm)) b(ʿ)[... ...]
   3  [... ...]w w-nʿr[... ...]

Apparatus
1At the end it is possible to read Wn(b), the city located south-west of Mārib.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 2634=AM 60.1288
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 32, w. 37, th. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hayajneh 2001: 240-241, fig. 7Hayajneh, Hani 2001. Anmerkungen zu einigen altsüdarabischen Inschriften anhand von Abklatschen aus dem Nachlass Mahmud al-Ghul. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 12/2: 236-248.