CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

Y.05.B.B.26


Agostini 2021 a: 169, fig. 23
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6
Chronology
PeriodA

GENERAL NOTES

Given the archaic palaeographical style, it cannot be excluded that the inscription dates back to the Sabaic period of the city. Because of the absence of any diagnostic feature, the linguistic attribution remains uncertain: Minaic or Sabaic.

TEXT


   1  [... ...] yḏmr b[... ...]
   2  [... ...]w ḍfwn [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBarāqish, Museum, Storeroom
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Qbḍm of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2021 a: 169-170, fig. 23Agostini, Alessio 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Le iscrizioni. Pages 151-171 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.