CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


(c) Schiettecatte - CNRS
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(c) Schiettecatte - CNRS
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Gonzague Ryckmans
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1937: 244

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueIncision

GENERAL NOTES

According to RES, the inscription could be Qatabanic.

TEXT

marker


   1  Yfʿn

Apparatus
1Yfʿn: according to G. Ryckmans (1937), it is a name of house. He read Yqʿn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance. Conjectural
Modern siteal-ʿĀdiyya
Ancient siteRḥb (?)
Geographical areaal-Bayḍāʾ
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesThe stone inscriptions 4686 b and a were copied in the ruins of a fortified building.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1937: 241-242, n. 158 (facsimile)Ryckmans, Gonzague 1937. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Quatrième série. Le Muséon, 50: 239-268.