CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6.7
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ... b]n Ṣbḥ(m) b(n) R[... ...]
   2  
[... ...-h]my w-ḥrt-hmy b[... ...]
   3  [... ...]nwt-hmy w-b ḥ(r)[t... ...]

Apparatus
1it is not sure whether Ṣbḥm is a patronymic or a name of family.
3[... ...f]nwt-hmy w-b ḥ[... ...](RES).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 103064=1910,0507.6
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 23, w. 45.5, th. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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