CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Avanzini et al. 1994: 34, pl. 14/1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.8
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

We prefer to date this text at period B as the verb s³lʾ is unattested in period C.

TEXT

marker


   1  Tbʿkrb |
   2  ḏ-Rs²m s³l—
   3  ʾ
ʿṯtr

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Tbʿkrb
   2  ḏ-Rs²m dedi-
   3  cated to ʿṯtr.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBayḥān, Museum, 587
Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
Dimensionsh. 43, w. 22, th. 15
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (wādi Ḫirr)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādi Ḫirr
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Avanzini et al. 1994: 34, pl. 14/1Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA., Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 1994. Materiali per il Corpus Qatabanico. Raydān, 6: 17-36.