property assignment · pa_somali_sanctuary_inscription
pa_somali_sanctuary_inscription
Monumental Sabaic inscriptions attest a coastal contact horizon.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
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Research description
The inscriptions support ritual and linguistic contact near and after 800 BCE, while the local community and institutional setting remain uncertain.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides primary evidence
Sabaeans on the Somali Coast — Alessia Prioletta, Christian Julien Robin, Jérémie Schiettecatte, Iwona Gajda, Khayr H. Nuʿmān (2021)Provides the epigraphic evidence.
Locator: Inscriptions, script and dating
Referenced records
- Inscription attested · property
- Reported Sabaic sanctuary horizon on the Somali coast · entity