MAFRAY-Darb aṣ-Ṣabī 11
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 6 |
| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| Palaeographically, this text seems to be rather archaic. |
TEXT
1 [... ...](md) w-ʿ(m)[.—
2 .. ..]ry(m) bny by—
3 [t... ... Yh]rq /1/ (b ʾ)[... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 24, w. 25, th. 27 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Darb aṣ-Ṣabī |
| Ancient site | Fṯʿn |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Nkrḥ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 121-122, pl. 6/b | Robin, Christian J., Breton, Jean-François and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988. Le sanctuaire minéen de Nkrḥ à Darb aṣ-Ṣabî (environs de Barâqiš). Rapport préliminaire (seconde partie). Étude des inscriptions. Raydān, 5: 91-158. |