CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  [... ...](qm)[... ...]
   2  [... ...]b-s¹m(n) w-[... ...]
   3  [... ...](ḏ kwn)-(k)-(s¹) [... ...]
   4  [... ... ]b-ʿbrh ḏ-[... ...]
   5  [... ...] ḏn nḫ[ynn ... ...]
   6  [... ... mrḍw](h)y [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 19, w. 16.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteDarb aṣ-Ṣabī
Ancient siteFṯʿn
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Nkrḥ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 137-138, pl. 12/bRobin, Christian J., Breton, Jean-François and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988. Le sanctuaire minéen de Nkrḥ à Darb aṣ-Ṣabî (environs de Barâqiš). Rapport préliminaire (seconde partie). Étude des inscriptions. Raydān, 5: 91-158.