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 letters2.5
Chronology
PeriodD

GENERAL NOTES

Possibly from the region of al-Ḥadaʾ because of the clan ʾlmm, who has the same name as the epithet of the mnḍḥ - deity ʿṯtr ḏ-ʾlmm (see BynM 200).

TEXT

marker


   1  qyf ḏ-ʾlm—
   2  m l-wfy ʾbʿ—
   3  l-
hw

Apparatus
Letter ʾ reversed.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  qyf of ḏ-ʾlm-
   2  m for the safety of its
   3  lords.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBaynūn, Museum, BynM 422
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief (qyf)
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25.3, w. 16.3, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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