M 196 RES 2974; B-M 258
Fontaine and Arbach 2006: 94, fig. 37
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ḫlydʿ w-bhn-s¹w bhn(y)
2 Mʿdkrb ʾhl Yfʿn s³—
3 lʾ ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍm |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḫlydʿ and his sons, sons of 2 Mʿdkrb, people of Yfʿn, de- 3 dicated to ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fontaine and Arbach 2006: 94, fig. 37 | Fontaine, Hugues and Arbach, Mounir 2006. Yémen. Cités d'écritures. Manosque: Le bec en l'air éditions. |