CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Cleveland 1965: 158, pl.102
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...](s¹) w-ʾḏn-s¹ (w)-[... ...]
   2  [... ...]ʿ ywm s¹wf[y ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 19.2, w. 26.3, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesThe inscription probably comes from the sanctuary of Rṣfm dedicated to ʾnby in the Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cleveland 1965: 158, pl. 102Cleveland, 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.