CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural

TEXT

marker


   1  Ḏydʾl ʾbyd[ʿ]

Apparatus
1The editors consider ʾbyd a complete name.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositKanagawa (Japan), Tokai University, Tokai Suzuki-ASA no. 7
Support typeArtefact » Base
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 7, w. 12.5, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (Yemen)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Prioletta, Hull and Blumell 2019: 252-253, fig. 7Prioletta, Alessia, Hull, Kerry and Blumell, Lincoln H. 2019. The ancient South Arabian collection at Tokai University (Japan) and a miscellaneous item. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 12: 245-258.