CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Garbini 1976: pl. 5
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

GENERAL NOTES

The belonging to the Minaic corpus is based on the typology of funerary stela, rather than on the personal name, attested in all the South Arabian linguistic areas.

TEXT


   1  Ys²rḥʾl

Apparatus
1The letter "l" is not vertical, but oblique.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositItaly (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with eyes or stylized face
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 34, w. 17
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Garbini 1976: 308-315, pl. 5Garbini, Giovanni 1976. Iscrizioni sudarabiche. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 36/2: 293-315.