CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Pirenne 1979: 215, pl. XI

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

Inscription of the recent period of Bā-Quṭfa (3rd c. BC - 1st c. BC), palaeographically characterized by large letters ("Stile largo": see Prioletta).

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾlʿḏḏ w-ʾ[... ...]
   2  Mrs³dm s¹q(n)[yw ... ...]

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: 215, pl. XIPirenne, Jacqueline 1979. L'apport des inscriptions à l'interprétation du temple de Bā-Quṭfah. Raydān, 2: 203-241.
Prioletta 2006 a: 280 (photo)Prioletta, Alessia 2006. Appunti per una nuova sistemazione cronologica delle iscrizioni di Raybūn e della valle dello Ḥaḍramawt 2. Le iscrizioni di Bā-Quṭfa. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 29: 269-286.