CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum
photo
By kind permission of British Museum
photo
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1958 b: pl. II, photo

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.5

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾbnm
   2  Yhṣbḥ

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 132180=1957,0416.12
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of stela
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 14.9, w. 12.4
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1958 a: 110, pl. IIRyckmans, Gonzague 1958. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Seizième série. Le Muséon, 71: 105-119.