MAFRAY-Darb aṣ-Ṣabī 19
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2.6 | ||
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 mr(ḍ)[why ... ...]—
2 (ḥ) b-ms¹(ʾl) b[... ...]y
| These are the last lines of the text; all the preceding ones are illegible. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 38, w. 30 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Darb aṣ-Ṣabī |
| Ancient site | Fṯʿn |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Nkrḥ |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 130, pl. 9/b | Robin, Christian J., Breton, Jean-François and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988. Le sanctuaire minéen de Nkrḥ à Darb aṣ-Ṣabî (environs de Barâqiš). Rapport préliminaire (seconde partie). Étude des inscriptions. Raydān, 5: 91-158. |