CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 108

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 letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]—
   2  mw ḏ-ywfy
   3  Rs¹mn ḥwrw
   4  [...]r tnkrw ʾḥ

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 51, w. 32
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteShibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym
Ancient siteS²bmm
Geographical areaBanī Ḥushaysh
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesFrom the village of al-Gīrās, near Shibām Sukhaym.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bauer and Lundin 1998: 24, photo 108Bauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial]