MAFRAY-Darb aṣ-Ṣabī 15
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 10.2 | ||
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| Textual typology | Legal text |
TEXT
1 qf-ḏ nfs¹ w-kl
2 ḥg(l) ḏ-ḥwl bytn
3 w-l[ y](k)mn ʿ[... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Boundary stone of what is sacred. All 2 the enclosed field which is around the temple, 3 may it be forbidden ... |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 120, w. 60 |
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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 |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 124-125, pl. 8/a | 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. |