CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary (conjectural)

TEXT


   1  [... ...] ʾhl bny b-rbʿn mtkʾn w-kl ʾhl bn(y)[ ... ...]
   2  [... ...]bh-s¹ w-k mlkh-s¹ ywm ḥfr w-s¹nbṭ b-bḍʿ[... ...]
   3  [... ... Y](ṯ)ʿ mlk Mʿnm w-rṯd ʾws¹ʿṯt hq(n)yt-s¹ [... ...]

Apparatus
0B-M 203 reads some letters above the first line: ʿd m.
2... s²ʿ]bh-s¹ (RES).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] that he constructed in ...? and all that he constructed [... ...]
   2  [... ...] and for his king, when he excavated and dug in the tributary territory [... ...]
   3  [... ...] king of Maʿīn, and ʾws¹ʿṯt committed his dedication [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

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
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
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