CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of lettersabout 1

TEXT


   1  Mʾs²mrm ḏ-ʾlḥ Wdm-ʾbm |

Apparatus
Mʾbm Ms¹s²ms¹m Ḥl-ʾb (Ryckmans).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositCambridge, The Fitzwilliam Museum, 51.589
Support typeArtefact » Container » Vessel
MaterialClay
Measuresh. 20, d. 15 (Caton-Thompson, p. 119: d. rim 10.9, h. 16)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteḤurayḍa
Ancient siteMḏbm
Geographical areaWestern Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb
NotesCave tomb A5 (A5.VI.8).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944: 178, pls XXIX/1, LI/5Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944. Epigraphy. The inscriptions from the Moon Temple. Pages 155-184 in Gertrude Caton Thompson. The Tombs and Moon Temple of Hureidha (Hadhramaut). (Reports of the Research Committee and of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 13). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jamme 1965 a: 52-53, pls IX 22/a, bJamme, Albert W.F. 1965. The South Arabian collection of the University Museum (Cambridge, England). Documentation sud-arabe, IV. Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 40: 43-55.
Simpson 2002: 189, cat. 256Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London]