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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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Walker Baroda Q 902; CSAI I, 209


Walker 1946

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyLegal text

TEXT

marker


   1  s¹lzm-km ʾbʿl qbrn S²ymn bn s¹qbr b-s¹ kl ms²kmym
   2  nfs¹m

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  The owners of the grave S²ymn have ordered you not to bury in it any of base birth
   2  person.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBaroda, State Museum, N. Ac. 1 26
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 15, w. 81.6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb S²ymn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Walker 1946: 159-62Walker, John 1946. A South Arabian inscription in the Baroda State Museum. Le Muséon, 59: 159-162.