CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Nehmé 2018: pl. 51a
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

There might be a wasm at the beginning of the text.

TEXT


   1  Ġs²n bn Wqʿ((Wdʿ))
   2  ʾh Ġṯrw

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
MaterialRock
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUnknown (Darb al-Bakrah various 3)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaDarb al-Bakrah
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Macdonald 2018: 267 (photo)Macdonald, Michael C.A. 2018. The Ancient North Arabian and Ancient South Arabian Inscriptions. Pages 227-284 in Laïla Nehmé (ed.). The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.
Nehmé 2018: pl. 51aNehmé, Laïla (ed.) 2018. The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.