CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Lundin 1965: pl. XIII/2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters10-12
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT


   1  Ṯʿlbm S³ʾdnm bkr S¹bʾn Ṣbḥʿly bkr S¹bʾn Yqrʾl bkr S¹bʾn Wklʾl bkr S¹bʾn
   2  ʾls¹mʿ bkr S¹bʾn ʾs¹dydʿ bkr S¹bʾn Mlkʾmn bkr S¹bʾn ʿmʾmn bkr S¹bʾn Ṣbḥʾmr
   3  bkr S¹bʾn ʾlkrb bkr S¹bʾn Krbs¹mʿ Ḏrḥn bkr S¹bʾn mwd S¹mhʿly |

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Balaq al-Janūbī
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lundin 1965: 27-28, 36, 42-43, 47-48, pls XIII/1, XVII, XIXLundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1965. Die Eponymenliste von Saba (aus dem Stamme Halīl). Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 5. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 248/1). Vienna: Hermann Böhlaus Nachf., Kommissionsverlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
Jamme 1976: 48-49, pls 7/G, 10/M (facsimile)Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History.