CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Arbach and Audouin 2007: 62

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5
Chronology
PeriodB

TEXT

marker


   1  ẓlt
ʾws¹ w-bhn-s¹
   2  ʾhl Ḥrḍ |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Tomb of ʾws¹ and his sons
   2  of the clan Ḥrḍ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 28334
Support typeStone piece (ẓlt)
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 17, w. 34, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteMaʿīn
Ancient siteQrnw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and Audouin 2007: 62, cat. 35Arbach, 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]