CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Cleveland 1965: 97, pl.86
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  [... ...](t)krb-s¹ l-bn-s¹my-[... ...]
   2  [... ...](l)bʾm w-Ys²rḥʾ[l]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 7.2, w. 12, th. 6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Cleveland 1965: 97, 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.