CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  | Krbʾl[ Wtr bn Ḏm]rʿly |
   2  | mkrb S¹b(ʾ)[ gnʾ ... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Krbʾl [Wtr son of Ḏm]rʿly,
   2  mukarrib of Sabaʾ, [walled ... ...].

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteKharibat Saʿūd
Ancient siteKtlm
Geographical areawādī Raghwān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls The stone is part of the S-W city walls.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980: 158, pl. 23/bRobin, Christian J. and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980. Les inscriptions de al-Asâḥil, ad-Durayb et Ḫirbat Saʿûd. (Mission Archéologique Française en République Arabe du Yémen: prospection des Antiquités Préislamiques, 1980). Raydān, 3: 113-182.