CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Garbini 1976: pl. 3/b

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  Ks²fm w-bnt-hw Ḥywḥm [... ... h]—
   2  s²qrn byt-hn Wfyn b-mqm [... ...]
   3  Gdym ʾḥṣn w-Mrṯdm [... ...]
   4  w-Ġṭfn Ngrnyn w-rṯdy by[... ...]

Apparatus
1Ḥywḥm could be incomplete.
4The beginning of the line is not readable on the photo.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositItaly (Private collection)
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 32, w. 63
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (Yemen)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Garbini 1976: 301-302, pl. 3/bGarbini, Giovanni 1976. Iscrizioni sudarabiche. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 36/2: 293-315.