CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.2
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

The text could be of period C.

TEXT

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   1  [... ...]←[...](m)[.](rm )[... ...]
   2  [... ...]←[.] (b)-(ʿly) ḏn mrg[..]
   3  [... ...](bny )(S¹mhs¹)←(m)ʿ ʾbʿl bytyn[n]
   4  [.](m)rn w-Lfmm w-l-ʾḫ←rn ʿln-hmw ḫyl w-(ṭ)[w]—
   5  ʿ w-mnḍʿ ḍrm [w-s²n]←(ʾ)m

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBaynūn, Museum, BynM 50
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 20, w. 20, th. 20
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBaynūn
Ancient siteBynn
Geographical areaKhawlân
CountryYemen
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