CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Cleveland 1965: 157, pl.101

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  mʿmr Ḍbʿ[... ... ]—
   2  b w-Yʿzz ḏt[... ...]((Yʿzz ḏ-T[... ...]))

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece (mʿmr)
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 17.2, w. 13.8, th. 9.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cleveland 1965: 157, 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.