CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Macdonald 2021: 253
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé
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Macdonald 2021: 253
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé
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Nehmé 2021: pl. 67b
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision

TEXT

marker


   1  (N)zm Y—
   2  hs²ʿ m—
   3  ʾdb
Ṯ—
   4  wbn ḏ-Ḫ—
   5  lfn|

TRANSLATIONS

English

      
   1  Nzm
   2  Yhs²ʿ
   3  vassal of
   4  Ṯwbn of
   5  Ḫlfn.
Macdonald 2021: 253 (photo)Macdonald, Michael C.A. 2021. The Ancient North Arabian and Ancient South Arabian Inscriptions. Pages 227-284 in Laïla Nehmé (ed.). The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
MaterialRock
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUmm Jadhāyidh
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaDarb al-Bakrah
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Macdonald 2021: 253 (photo)Macdonald, Michael C.A. 2021. The Ancient North Arabian and Ancient South Arabian Inscriptions. Pages 227-284 in Laïla Nehmé (ed.). The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.