CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural

TEXT


   1  Yṯʿrdm Ṯnyt

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 136829=1977,0226.31
Support typeArtefact » Personal adornment » Bracelet
MaterialGold
Measuresd. 6.6, th. 0.34, wt. 75.3 g
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Simpson 2002: 175, cat. 225Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London]
Maraqten 2005 a: 103-104Maraqten, Mohammed 2005. Review of Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London]. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 15/1: 103-104.