CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5.2
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...] (ʾ)rḍ-hmw w-mʾgl-hmw w-ġ(yl)-(hm)[w]
   2  [... ...]ʾyfʿ (w)-(W)dm ḏ-Ṣyfn w-b-S²ms¹-(h)mw
   3  [... ...]rqn w-Nbṭs²ms¹m bn-kl mhbʾs¹m

Apparatus
3It is unsure as well whether Nbṭs²ms¹m, apparently never attested up to now, is a name of god or of an individual. Before it, it has probably to be integrated ʿṯtr S²]rqn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositDhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 382
Support typeArtefact » Slab
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 21, w. 38, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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