CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


CIAS: i, 103

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural

TEXT


      [... ...]
   1  [.](Ṯʾrn)[... ...]
   2  ḏn nfqn f(d)[... ...]
   3  [.]n bn Rydn w-(w)[... ...]
   4  (h)w w-byt-hw w-w(l)[d ... ...]

Apparatus
1The reading of the ʾ is very dubious.
2f(dy)[... ...] (Höfner in CIAS).
The reading of the last w is very uncertain. Tschinkowitz reads (ʾ).
2Beeston et al. 1982 translates nfqn either "sarcophagus" or "demand". The typology of the text is not sure; it is impossible to choose between the two translations of nfq.
4w-w(l)[d-hw ... ...] (Höfner in CIAS).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, AM 221
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 22, w. 22, th. 5.2
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteYarīm
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaYarīm
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Tschinkowitz 1969: 25Tschinkowitz, Helga 1969. Kleine Fragmente. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 6. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 261/4). Vienna: Böhlau in Kommission.
CIAS: i, 103-104 (photo)Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités
. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]