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RES 3980 RW 80


Christian J. Robin
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 68/c
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Christian J. Robin
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 68/c
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Johannes H. Mordtmann and Eugen Mittwoch
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 33, n. 14

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters7
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyLegal text - fragmentary (conjectural)

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...](n)-hw ʾlrm
   2  [... ...] w- mġb w-m—
   3  [... ...] w-b mrʾ-hmw Y—
   4  [... ...] l-ʾmrʾ-hw ʾ—
   5  [... ... w](t)fn bn wtf
   6  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25, w. 40
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance. Conjectural
Modern siteShibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym
Ancient siteS²bmm
Geographical areaBanī Ḥushaysh
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesThe inscription was reemployed in a modern house.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 33-34, n. 14, facsimileMordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter.
Garbini 1970 d: 403Garbini, Giovanni 1970. Antichità yemenite [I]. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 30/3: 400-404.
Robin 1982 a: 111, pl. 68/cRobin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul.