CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Cleveland 1965: 152, pl.99; Cleveland 1965: 152, pl.99

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

We are not sure that TC 924A and TC 924B are parts of the same inscription.

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]
   2  [... ...]t ḏw-Ygr b-R(ṣ)[fm]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 10.2, w. 29.5, th. 9 (TC 942A+TC 924B)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesThe inscription probably comes from the sanctuary of Rṣfm dedicated to ʾnby in the Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cleveland 1965: 152, pl. 99Cleveland, Ray L. 1965. An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis. Objects from the Second Campaign (1951) in Timnaʿ Cemetery. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 4). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.