CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Macdonald 2018: 238
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  Bʾ(ll)mtnb(l)ʿ[... ...]((Bʾ(ll)mtnb(g)ʾ[... ...]))

Apparatus
1The reading is very uncertain, especially the signs of what Macdonald reads a a double L and the letter before the ʿ. The end of the text is cut by the left edge of the photograph. Macdonald's reading is: bʾllmtnb{l/g}ʿ{z}---- (Macdonald 2018: 238).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
MaterialRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Macdonald 2018: 238 (photo)Macdonald, 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.