CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary (conjectural)

GENERAL NOTES

This is probably a fragmentary construction/dedicatory inscription.

TEXT


   1  [... ...] m(bny)[... ...]
   2  [... ... ]byth-s¹m [... ...]
   3  [... ...]y M[ʿ]nm[ ... ...]
   4  

Apparatus
In M 280 l.2 only.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
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