CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Cleveland 1965: pl. 107
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3

TEXT


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   1  ḏ-(Ġ)r(b)m

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Architectural element
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 11, w. 21.3, th. 8.7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesAccording to Jamme, this object might come from the sanctuary of Rṣfm, dedicated to ʾnby S²ymn and located at the west side of Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1952 a: 208-209Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires.
Cleveland 1965: 171, pl. 107Cleveland, Ray L. 1965. An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis. Objects from the Second Campaign (1951) in Timnaʿ Cemetery. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 4). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.