CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Robin 1992 a: pl. 45/b

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters8.5
Chronology
PeriodA

GENERAL NOTES

Up to now, all the inscriptions from Kamna are in Minaic language; this is why we consider this text Minaic.

TEXT

marker


   1  (Ḏ)hbʾmr Rwyn
   2  bn ʾlmydʿ

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela
MaterialStone
Dimensionsw. 58
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteKamna
Ancient siteKmnhw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
NotesWhen found, the stela was in situ. It had already disappeared at the time of the second visit of the MAFRAY on the site.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1992 a: 169-170, pl. 45/bRobin, Christian J. 1992. Inabbaʾ, Haram, al-Kāfir, Kamna et al-Ḥarāshif. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]
Rossi 2022: 238-239, 480, fig. 45Rossi, Irene 2022. The city-states of the Jawf at the dawn of Ancient South Arabian history (8th-6th centuries BCE). II. Corpus of the inscriptions. (Arabia Antica, 17/2). Roma: «L'Erma» di Bretschneider.