CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Cleveland 1965: 97-98, pl.86
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...]s¹qny ʾnby S²ymn[... ...]
   2  [... ...]s¹ rṯd frʿm((Frʿm)) ʾby[... ...]
   3  [... ...Y]ḥrmʾl w-Ys²rḥʾ(l)

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 11, w. 20.5, th. 8.6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesIt probably comes from the sanctuary of Rṣfm dedicated to ʾnby in the Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cleveland 1965: 97-98, pl. 86Cleveland, Ray L. 1965. An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis. Objects from the Second Campaign (1951) in Timnaʿ Cemetery. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 4). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.