CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Nehmé 2018: pl. 34b
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  ʾs¹dt
   2  ʾmt D(ds¹)my

Apparatus
2"The last name looks like ddnmy, but it is possible that it is dds¹my and that the left vertical of the s¹ is also serving as part of the m, cf. UJadhASA 22. Dds¹my has been found as the name of a woman in Sabaic (Ja 722/2)" (Macdonald 2018: 254).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
MaterialRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUmm Jadhāyidh
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaDarb al-Bakrah
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Macdonald 2018: 254Macdonald, Michael C.A. 2018. The Ancient North Arabian and Ancient South Arabian Inscriptions. Pages 227-284 in Laïla Nehmé (ed.). The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.
Nehmé 2018: pls 34a, 34bNehmé, Laïla (ed.) 2018. The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.