CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


François Bron
Bron 1981 a: pl. 7/a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters21.5
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ... ... ...ʾ]l Wtr bn [... ...]

Apparatus
1A. Jamme (Jamme 1976: 79) integrates: Krbʾ]l b[n Ḏmrʿly.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 28.5, w. 35
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteṢirwāḥ-Khawlān
Ancient siteṢrwḥ
Geographical areaṢirwāḥ
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed in a modern house of the fortress.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 44, n. 18, fig. 12 (facsimile)Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 17Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.
Jamme 1976: 79Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Bron 1981 a: 31, pl. 7/aBron, François 1981. Inscriptions de Ṣirwāḥ. Raydān, 4: 29-34.