CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 83
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Measure of letters13
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary (conjectural)

TEXT


   1  [... ...]fd w-bn-hmw Ṯwb [... ...]
   2  [... ...] byt-hmw Ykrb [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 28, w. 68, th. 30
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteShibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym
Ancient siteS²bmm
Geographical areaBanī Ḥushaysh
CountryYemen
NotesFrom the village of al-Gīrās, near Shibām Sukhaym.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bauer and Lundin 1998: 17, photo 83Bauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial]