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Language Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic Alphabet Ancient South Arabian Script typology Monumental writing Writing technique Incision Measure of letters 6 Chronology Textual typology Dedicatory text
Palaeographically the style can be defined as post-archaic, as besides archaic features like the closed m, it already shows more recent elements, the acute angles in the letter n in particular.
1 ʿbdm bn Fʾrm ḏ-Gzyn s³l—2 ʾ Nkrḥ bḥtn krb s¹brr |
English 1 ʿbdm son of Fʾrm of Gzyn, de-
2 dicated to Nkrḥ the slab, as obligation from which He released him.
Deposit Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 384 Support type Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework Material Stone Measures h. 35.5, w. 66, th. 16 Link to object record
Origin Modern site Unknown Ancient site Unknown Geographical area wādī al-Jawf Country Yemen Notes The inscription probably comes from Baraqish. Link to site record