CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

M 416+M 275A+M 275B Na 82+RES 3053+RES 3056; B-M 73


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  [... ...](ʾl)( bh)ny Lḥyʿṯt ʾhl Ḫḍ{ḍ}ln ʾhl (G)b±(ʾn) mwddt W[... ...]
   2  [... ... ]ʾlʾltn ywm bny w-s³lʾ k-(s¹) w-k bklh S²±[b]wt ṣḥftn[ ... ...]
   3  [... ...]ʿṯt Mʿn ḥwr w-bklh S²bwt w-ʾrḍhty [Ḥ]±ḍrmt w-s¹t[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

CSAI
English

   1  [... ...] sons of Lḥyʿṯt, of the family Ḫḍln, of the family Gbʾn, friends of W[... ...]
   2  [... ...] the gods, when he built and dedicated for him and for the settlers of Shabwa the curtain [ ... ...]
   3  [... ...] Maʿīn, the inhabitants and the settlers of Shabwa and of the lands of Ḥaḍramawt, and [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure
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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CULTURAL NOTES

Society
This text, unfortunately fragmentary, mentions the settlers of Shabwa and of Ḥaḍramawt, testifying for a close link between this kingdom and Maʿīn, probably based on trade activities.