CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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

TEXT

marker


   1  Bql
bn Nhyhmw w-K—
   2  rb bn Bql s¹qnyw
   3  S¹yn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Bql son of Nhyhmw and
   2  Krb son of Bql dedicated to
   3  S¹yn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositSayʾūn, Museum
Support typeStone piece
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteRaybūn
Ancient siteRybn [oasis]
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Ws¹ṭhn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sedov, Vinogradov and Frantsouzoff 2005: 396Sedov, Alexander V., Vinogradov, Jurij A. and Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2005. Novyj chram Sajina v Rajbunskom oazise (Raskopki 2004 g.). Pages 385-400 in Alexander V. Sedov and Irina M. Smilyanskaya (eds). Arabia Vitalis. Studies in honour of Vitaly V. Naumkin. Moscow: Rossiikaya Akademiya Nauk.