MAFRAY-Malāḥā 2
Robin 1987 a: 177, pl. 4/b
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 8 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 Ḥḍrs¹mʿ bn ʿmw—
2 tr bny l-ʾlmqh (ḫ)—
3 ṭbn Ys²hr b-ʿṯtr
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥḍrs¹mʿ son of ʿmw‒ 2 tr built for ʾlmqh the 3 lower room Ys²hr; by ʿṯtr. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 9, w. 50 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥuṣn Āl Ṣāliḥ (surroundings) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Barāqish |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The stone has been found in the wall of a house built on an ancient sluice gate, north of the village of Ḥuṣn Āl Ṣāliḥ (five kilometers S-S-W of Baraqish); then it has been reemployed in a private house in Malāḥā. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1987 a: 171-172, pl. 4/b | Robin, Christian J. 1987. Trois inscriptions sabéennes découvertes près de Barāqish (République Arabe du Yemen). Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 17: 165-177. |