CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Arbach and Audouin 2007: 22, cat.12

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters7
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ... bn] (Y)dʿʾb mlk Ns²n s¹ḥdṯ |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ... son of] Ydʿʾb king of Nashshān restored.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 28168
Support typeArtefact » Architectural element » Architectural decoration
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 12, w. 55, th. 8; symbol: h. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteas-Sawdāʾ
Ancient siteNs²n
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī al-Buhayra
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and Audouin 2007: 22, cat. 12Arbach, Mounir and Audouin, Rémy 2007. Collection of Epigraphic and Archaeological Artifacts from al-Jawf Sites. Ṣanʿâʾ National Museum. 2. Ṣanʿāʾ: UNESCO-SFD / Ṣanʿāʾ: National Museum. [Text in English and Arabic]