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
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  Yḥmʾl ḏ-Rs²m w-bn Mqnʿm s¹—
   2  ḥdṯ mwqntn l-S¹yn ḏ-ʾlm w-S²ms¹

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yḥmʾl ḏ-Rs²m, son of Mqnʿm
   2  restored (dedicated) this inscribed stela (?) for S¹yn ḏ-ʾlm and S²ms¹.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum
Support typeStone piece (mwqnt)
Dimensionsh. 8, w. 20
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bāfaqīh et al. 1985: 324Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA., Beeston, Alfred F.L., Robin, Christian J. and al-Ghūl, Maḥmūd ʿA. 1985. Muḫtārāt min al-nuqūš al-yamaniyya al-qadīma. Tūnis: al-Munaẓẓama al-ʿArabiyya li-l-Tarbiya wa-l-Ṯaqāfa wa-l-ʿUlūm, Idāra al-Ṯaqāfa.