CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1927: 197-198

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾs¹ʿd
bn S¹ʿdn ʿbd bny ʾḥ—
   2  wḍ blw nfs¹ w-brt ʾḫ-hw Yʿmr
   3  bn ʿmrn ʿbd bny ʾḥwḍ

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾs¹ʿd son of S¹ʿdn servant of the banū ʾḥ-
   2  wḍ, constructed the funerary monument and tomb of his brother Yʿmr
   3  son of ʿmrn servant of the banū ʾḥwḍ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBruxelles, Musée du Cinquantenaire, 2=O.507
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 15, w. 55
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1927: 197-198Ryckmans, Gonzague 1927. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Première série. Le Muséon, 40: 161-200.