CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Calvet and Robin 1997: 227, cat. 145

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]t w-kl ʾhg↯r Ngrn w-w[... ...]
   2  [... ...] kl ʾhgr ↯Ngrn w-gb(ḏ)[... ...]
   3  [... ... w]ld ʾlmqh ↯bn Ngrn ḏ[... ...]
   4  [... ... w]ḍʿ Mhʾmr↯m b-ḍrn ḫm[... ...]
   5  [... ...]↯mṣr qdm ʿ[... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 7352+AO 7353
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 27.4, w. 21.3, th. 5 (AO 7352); h. 34, w. 21, th. 9 (AO 7353)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 227, cat. 145Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux.