CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Antonini and Agostini 2010: pl.27/b
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.5

GENERAL NOTES

The stela was found during the excavations in the necropolis in area D.

TEXT


   1  ḏ-(H)rm

Apparatus
1it is uncertain if Hrm is the tribe's name in this occurrence.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with eyes or stylized face
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 37, w. 15, th. 6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini and Agostini 2010: 19, 53, pl. 27/bAntonini, Sabina and Agostini, Alessio 2010. A Minaean necropolis at Barāqish (Jawf, Republic of Yemen). Preliminary report of the 2005-2006 archaeological campaigns. With an appendix by Paola Pagano. (Reports and Memoirs. New series, 9). Rome: IsIAO.