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

TEXT


   1  Bs¹l bn Mʿs¹ ḏ-S²ʿṯm bny byt Wdm[ ... ...]
   2  ʾhwr bn ʿrn Hrr w-qdm mns²ʾ m[... ...]
   3  S²rqn w-kl ʾlʾlt ʾs²(ʿ)b(m) ḏ-ʾlm[ ... ...]

Apparatus
1M 244 reads Bʾl, but Bs¹l bn Mʿs¹ (or, ḏ-Mʿs¹) is a well known individual which dedicated a lot of construction works in the temple of Nkrḥ. For Mʿs¹ as a name of group, see Y.90.B.A 18, Y.92.B.A 5 and Y.92.B.A 32.
2M 244 reads Hrn.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Bs¹l ibn Mʿs¹ ḏ-S²ʿṯm built the temple of Wdm[ ... ...]
   2  the watercourses (pools?) from the citadel of Hrr, and the façade of the assembly hall (?) [... ...]
   3  S²rqn and all the gods of the communities of the god[... ...]

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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