CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Pirenne 1979: 230, pl. XVI

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


      [... ...]—
   1  bn-s¹ [... ... tḍʾ b-ʾ]
   2  ḏn
S¹yn [... ...]

Apparatus
1It is not sure whether the bn is the end of a noun or the noun for "son".

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBā-Quṭfa
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Ḥls¹m
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1979: 230, pl. XVIPirenne, Jacqueline 1979. L'apport des inscriptions à l'interprétation du temple de Bā-Quṭfah. Raydān, 2: 203-241.