CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

GENERAL NOTES

A poorly written, late inscription (Huehnergard).

TEXT


   1  [... ...](g)ms¹[... ...]
   2  [... ...](ḍ)n[.](d)b[... ...]

Apparatus
2The third sign is either ʿ or w (Huehnergard).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositCambridge MA, Harvard Semitic Museum, 1936.1.11
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 10, w. 14, th. 5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Huehnergard 2000: 197-198Huehnergard, John 2000. Old south Arabian inscriptions in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Pages 196-206 in Lawrence E. Stager, Joseph A. Greene and Michael D. Coogan (eds). The archaeology of Jordan and beyond. Essays in honor of James A. Sauer. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns.