Y.92.B.A 15
de Maigret and Robin 1993: 470, ph. 20
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Legal text |
TEXT
1 (s¹kn) Nkrḥm s²ymn b-ʿ(y)dn((ʿydn)) hn (ġ)rm b-yġrm
2 kl qny w-bʿ(r) yʿrb ṣrḥt w-ḫṭb Brn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Nkrḥm the Patron commanded in (or on the day of?) ʿydn: whoever is submitted to the tax will pay off 2 for every animal, small and big, that he introduces in the forecourt and the edifice of Brn. |
| de Maigret and Robin 1993 | de Maigret, Alessandro and Robin, Christian J. 1993. Le temple de Nakraḥ à Yathill (aujourd'hui Barāqish), Yémen, résultats des deux premières campagnes de fouilles de la mission italienne. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres: 427-496. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 28.5, w. 90, th. 48 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Nkrḥ |
| Notes | The object was found during the excavations in the temple. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| de Maigret and Robin 1993: 483-484, 470 (fig. 20) | de Maigret, Alessandro and Robin, Christian J. 1993. Le temple de Nakraḥ à Yathill (aujourd'hui Barāqish), Yémen, résultats des deux premières campagnes de fouilles de la mission italienne. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres: 427-496. |