CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision

TEXT

marker


   1  (ʿ)[.]s²b[.]((F[.]s²b[.])) Ḏ(ḫ)rt
   2  (m)ʿ(h)d (wʿ)[.] (|)

Apparatus
Edition by M. C. A. Macdonald.
In small letters within a cartouche at one end of the face.
2The word mʿhd is known as a religious title and is found followed by a divine name.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 132611=1959,0509.1
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 22.6, w. 22, th. 16.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Masyad
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryYemen
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