M 242 RES 3017bis; B-M 267
Müller, Walter W. 1982 b: pl. 53/a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 S¹ʿd(ʾl) bn W(d)dʾl ḏ-ṯny ʿs²r w-ḏ-q(hl)t ʿṯtr ḏ-Y(h)r[q ... ...]
2 S²bm ḫlf hgrn Yṯl ʾhl bny ʾʿmm-s¹m ʾhlm Yfʿ[n ... ...]—
3 ḍ w-ys¹trḍ bn ʾyt-s¹ frʿn ḏn s³lʾ(n) ywm whb S¹(ʿ)[dʾl ... ...]
4 [..]wh-(s¹m) [... ...] (ʾḥ)ḍrm /(11)/ w-ḏbḥ k-(ʿṯ)tr ḏ-Yh[rq ... ...]
| 1 | The beginning of the line is in B-M 267's edition. |
| 3 | M 242 reads s³lhn. |
| 4 | Almost illegible on the picture; the beginning of this line is in B-M 267's edition. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S¹ʿdʾl son of Wddʾl of the two tenths and of the community of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq [... ...] 2 S²bm, the gate of the town of Yṯl, which their uncles the people Yfʿn constructed [... ...] 3 and he (the God?) obtained satisfaction from his ʾyt (harvests?) (with) the tribute of this dedication, when S¹ʿdʾl offered [... ...] 4 [... ...] the festivals 11 (victims), and he made a sacrifice for ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, Walter W. 1982 b: 133, pl. 53/a | Müller, Walter W. 1982. Bemerkungen zu einigen von der Yemen-Expedition 1977 des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts aufgenommenen Inschriften aus dem Raum Mārib und Barāqiš. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 129-134. |