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Ṣanāʿ Âl Zayn
SITE INFORMATION
| Ancient name | Ṣnʿ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Geographical area | Yafiʿ |
| Governorate | Laḥj |
| Kingdom | Himyar |
| Coordinates | Latitude: 13° 58' 00" Longitude: 45° 14' 00" |
| Coordinates accuracy | approximate |
| Type of site | Hydraulic structure |
| Tribe | Tribe: S¹frm Lineage: ḏ-S¹frm |
| Deities | ʿṯtr S²rqn ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm ḏty-Ḥmym ʿṯtry Bs³rm ʾdhnm S²ms¹-hmw |
| Structures | Dwelling (indeterminate) Dwelling (concentrated) Large hydraulic structure (ex. dam) Terrace cultivation Building with political function Small temple Rock inscriptions |
| Language | Sabaic |
MAP
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RELATED SITES
| south of Banī Bakr (Unknown) |
RELATED MATERIAL
| Epigraphs
Objects |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 1994 | Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. and Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed 1994. Naqšān ǧadīdān min al‐Ḥadd. Raydān, 6: 89-103. |
| Robin and Bron 1979 | Robin, Christian J. and Bron, François 1979. Deux inscriptions sudarabique du Haut-Yafiʿ (Sud Yémen). Semitica, 29: 137-145. |