CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of GOAM

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters1.2

GENERAL NOTES

According to RES, this is the original text on the basis of which it exists a fake: RES 3902 N° 193a.

TEXT

marker


   1  ṣlw Ymtnʿ
   2  bn Klybm

Apparatus
2Klybm is always attested as a name of person; therefore here it has to be considered as a patronymic.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 2155=AM 60.740
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Aniconic stela (ṣlw)
TopConvex
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 9, w. 8, th. 2.7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1952 b: 129Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques sud-arabes de la collection de K. Muncherjee, I. Le Muséon, 65: 95-137.