CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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Shaqab 14


Gnoli 1993: pl. 14/a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.4
Chronology
PeriodB

GENERAL NOTES

The ancient name of the site is proposed by Gnoli (1993: 15-16).

TEXT


   1  [... ...](t) w[... ...]
   2  [... ...](m)y ʾ↯(lh)[... ...]
   3  [... ...](b)-(ʾmr)[ ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 10, w. 7.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteShaqab al-Manaṣṣa
Ancient siteYhrq (?)
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Gnoli 1993: 89, pl. 14/aGnoli, Gherardo 1993. Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa. Con diciotto tavole fuori testo. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 2. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]