CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾbydʿ ḏ-Lḥyn

Apparatus
1Lḥyn is attested as a name of person; here it could be a patronymic.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, AM 60.1222
Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 40, w. 6 (base)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Jamme 1952 b: 99Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques sud-arabes de la collection de K. Muncherjee, I. Le Muséon, 65: 95-137.