Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
3 | According to Nebes, the lacuna is of four letters at the most, which could have been the proper name of some restored water-management facility or either [qyf] or [mqf]. |
English | |
1 Ḥywm, son of Yrʿʾl, 2 the servant of Ykrbmlk, 3 has repaired [....] in Ys¹rm 4 and he marked [...] 5 [... ...] |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 123, w. 61 (top), th. min. 25, th. max. 30 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Jabal Kawfal |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Ṣirwāḥ |
Country | Yemen |
Link to site record |
Nebes 2007 a: 147-149 | Nebes, Norbert 2007. Eine Fragmentarische Inschrift auf einem Stelenartigen Stein vom Ǧabal Kawfal. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 11: 147-149. |