CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Agostini 2021 b: 224, fig. 1
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB

TEXT


   1  ʾs¹lm ḏ-[... ...]
   2  ʾhlmw[... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBarāqish, Museum, Storeroom
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
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
NotesThe block was found extra-muros in the collapses of the Minaean walls, near bastions T44 and T45.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2021 b: 224, fig. 1Agostini, Alessio 2021. Lo scavo fuori mura un R44/45 a Barāqish. Le iscrizioni. Pages 224-228 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress.