CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of K. Noman
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By kind permission of K. Noman
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Avanzini 1985: pl. 20/2
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Avanzini 1985: pl. 20/2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueIncision

TEXT

marker


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OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteḤammat Dhīyāb
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMayfaʿat ʿAns
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesInserted, overturned, above a house door.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Grjaznevič 1978: 55Grjaznevič, Petr A. 1978. Materiali ekspedicii P.A. Grjaznevičia 1966-1967 gg. Južnaja Aravija. Pamjiatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. 1. Moscow: Glavnaja redakzija vostočnoj literatury.
Avanzini 1985: 84, pl. 20/2Avanzini, Alessandra 1985. Problemi storici della regione di al-Ḥadāʾ nel periodo preislamico e nuove iscrizioni. Pages 53-115 in Pelio Fronzaroli (ed.). Studi Yemeniti. (Quaderni di semitistica, 14). Florence: Istituto di linguistica e di lingue orientali, Università di Firenze.