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CIH 128
Rathjens 1953: 97, fig. 92
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Boustrophedon |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]ʿs²r byt-hmw Yʿr bʿ[l ... ...]
2 [... ... s²ʿ]b-hw Bklm w-byt-hmw [... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 25, w. 100 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shibām-Kawkabān |
| Ancient site | S²bm |
| Geographical area | al-Maḥwīt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house Yʿr |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Rathjens 1953: 97, fig. 92 (facsimile) | Rathjens, Carl 1953. Sabaeica. Bericht über die archäologischen Ergebnisse seiner zweiten, dritten und vierten Reise nach Südarabien. I. Teil. Der Reisebericht. (Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Völkerkunde in Hamburg, 24). Hamburg: Kommissionsverlag Ludwig Appel. |