CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Grjaznevič 1978: fig. 2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

On the basis of the script, Griaznevich dates the inscription to the 3rd-4th century AD.

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ... Qy](n)n ʾlh-Ḫs¹ʾm w-b rdʾ (w)-[mqm ... ...]
   2  [... ... Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Ḥ](d)ṯnn w-b-rdʾ w-mqm bʿl [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 20, w. 50
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteNāʿiṭ
Ancient siteNʿṭm
Geographical areaRayda
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Nāmī 1943: 54-55Nāmī, Khalīl Y. 1943. Našr nuqūš sāmīyya qadīma min ǧanūb bilād al-ʿarab wa-šarḥu-hā. al-Qāhira: al-Maṭbaʿa al-ʿIlmī al-Faransī li-l-Āṯār al-Šarqiyya.
Grjaznevič 1978: 19, fig. 2Grjaznevič, Petr A. 1978. Materiali ekspedicii P.A. Grjaznevičia 1966-1967 gg. Južnaja Aravija. Pamjiatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. 1. Moscow: Glavnaja redakzija vostočnoj literatury.