CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of lettersabout 2.7
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT

marker


      [... ...]
   1  [... ...]ym ʿd m[... ...]
   2  [... ...] S¹bʾ w-gw w-ʿd[... ...]
   3  [... ...]n w-mḥrn w-b ʿl[... ...]
   4  [... ...](y) dwmm((Dwmm)) ḏt bn t[... ...]
   5  [... ...](m) w-ḏ b-ʿm-hw[ ... ...]
   6  [... ...] S¹bʾ w-M(h)[ʾ]—
   7  [nfm ... ...]l y[... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositDhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 205
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 27, w. 30, th. 10
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUnknown (al-Ḥadāʾ)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaal-Ḥadāʾ
CountryYemen
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