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CIAS 32.1/h 9 CIH 141
CIAS: i, 19
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ...] (ʾ)ls²rḥ Yḥḍb (K)[br ʾq]—
2 ynm( w)-(bn )(Mrṯ)[dm ... ...]
| ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb is also mentioned in CIH 140. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 17, w. 100 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shibām-Kawkabān |
| Ancient site | S²bm |
| Geographical area | al-Maḥwīt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 19-22 (photo) | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |