entity · arch_early_old_south_arabian_epigraphy
Earliest securely contextualized Old South Arabian epigraphic horizon
Early monumental and dedicatory inscriptions that become numerous in the eighth century BCE.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
800 BCE–600 BCE
Precision: range
- informs · provides primary evidence
The City-States of the Jawf at the Dawn of Ancient South Arabian History (8th–6th Centuries BCE), II: Corpus of the Inscriptions — Irene Rossi (2022)Provides critical editions of the earliest substantial corpus.
Locator: Corpus introduction and eighth-century Jawf texts - informs · dates
The City-States of the Jawf at the Dawn of Ancient South Arabian History (8th–6th Centuries BCE), I: From Cities to Kingdoms — Mounir Arbach (2022)Provides the current city-state chronology.
Locator: Introduction and historical chronology
Research description
This horizon separates secure epigraphic history from traditional high chronologies. Texts are classified by language, context and provenance, not retrofitted into later kingdom borders.
Properties and assignments
A label’s definition and the evidence for assigning it here are separate.
Inscription attested
Marks a name, place, institution or activity attested in an ancient inscription or monumental text.
Why does this record have this property?
Critical editions establish a substantial eighth-century epigraphic record in the Jawf.
- The City-States of the Jawf at the Dawn of Ancient South Arabian History (8th–6th Centuries BCE), II: Corpus of the Inscriptions
provides primary evidence · Corpus introduction and entries
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides primary evidence
The City-States of the Jawf at the Dawn of Ancient South Arabian History (8th–6th Centuries BCE), II: Corpus of the Inscriptions — Irene Rossi (2022)Provides critical editions of the earliest substantial corpus.
Locator: Corpus introduction and eighth-century Jawf texts - supports · dates
The City-States of the Jawf at the Dawn of Ancient South Arabian History (8th–6th Centuries BCE), I: From Cities to Kingdoms — Mounir Arbach (2022)Provides the current city-state chronology.
Locator: Introduction and historical chronology
Referenced records
- Jawf and Hadramawt research zone · entity
- Yemen highlands · entity