CSAI

Corpus of Central Minaic Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyLegal text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...](w)-ʾhl ʾmnhtn w-Mʿn b-ʿmh ʾbkrb Yṯʿ mlkh Mʿn k-ʾy hn yftḥ-s¹m ḥgg s²ymh[... ...]
   2  [... ...]wd bn Mʿn hl-ḏ-m ngw k-s¹ b-(ṣl)whtn w-ḏ wfʾ ʿwl ʿm-s¹ w-ʾb-s¹ qdm-s¹ w-s²k-lm[ ... ...]
   3  [... ...]q w-ṭb b-ʾhl nkr-s¹ ʾhl ʾmnhtn w-Mʿn b-ftḥ S¹mʿ ḏ-Kyln w-Nḍf ḏ-Mwʿ [... ...]
   4  [... ... ]ʾdm w-ʾʾmw mlkn w-bn ʾwṣlh wṣl mlkn w-mlkhtn w-bn mqblh w-qrʾt[... ...]
   5  [... ... ](ʾh)[..] ngw b-ṣlwtn ʾḫr bn ḏ-ys¹tṭbn w-zzf w-s³ʿ[.]l (ʾ)[... ...]

Apparatus
2at the beginning of the line wd seems to be the end of a proper name.
5ʾh(l)[m is a likely reading.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-850
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 21.5, w. 85, th. 16.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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