CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Cleveland 1965: 154, pl.101

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]ʿm ḏ-Ḏrḥn s¹qny ʾnby mqldn |
   2  [... ...]ʿts¹(([... ...]ʿt-s¹)) Fr(ḍ)m |

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 15.5, w. 44.5, th. 4.6
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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: 154, pl. 101Cleveland, 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.