CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Macdonald 2021: 258
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.
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Macdonald 2021: 258
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.
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Nehmé 2021: pl. 45b
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  K(ʿ)yf

Apparatus
1It is uncertain whether the inscription is complete (Macdonald 2021).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
MaterialRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUmm Jadhāyidh
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaDarb al-Bakrah
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Macdonald 2021: 258-259 (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.
Nehmé 2021: pl. 45bNehmé, Laïla (ed.) 2021. 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.