B.05.D.O./26
Antonini and Agostini 2010: pl.28/d
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 2.8 |
GENERAL NOTES
| Agostini dates the inscription to the end of the 2nd century BC, on the basis of the palaeographical analysis. |
TEXT
1 ʿmʾns¹
2 S²yd
| 2 | The only other South Arabian occurrences of the name S²yd are in Shaqab 4 and 5, as a group name. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief |
| Subject | Human face |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 40, w. 19-20, th. 5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | The stela was found during the excavations in the necropolis in area D. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini and Agostini 2010: 20, 57, pl. 28/d | Antonini, Sabina and Agostini, Alessio 2010. A Minaean necropolis at Barāqish (Jawf, Republic of Yemen). Preliminary report of the 2005-2006 archaeological campaigns. With an appendix by Paola Pagano. (Reports and Memoirs. New series, 9). Rome: IsIAO. |