CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of Jean-François Breton

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  [..](bʾl)
   2  Ṣwʿn

Apparatus
1Breton reads Whbʾl

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 665
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of stela
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 9, w. 11, th. 6.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesBreton reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl.
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