CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyLegal text - fragmentary
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT


   1  ḥg ḥgr w-s¹(ḥr )(S²h)r Hll[ ... ...]—
   2  t ʾnby S²ymn yw(my)[... ...]
   3  w-l yfrwn ṣbḥt ṣf(n)[... ...]—
   4  y w-ẓlʿ ḏ-ʾyd ẓlʿ ṯw(r)[... ...]
   5  ḥgrn w-mḥrn b-hwrtm b[... ...]—
   6  n b-ḏn ḏ-ḥgrn w-mḥr(n)[ ... ...]

Apparatus
5Hwrtm hypothetically a name of place (RES).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositWien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 716
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesThis royal decree was probably placed in the temple of ʾnby.
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