CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 146, pl. 2/a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyLegal text

TEXT


   1  (k)-(ʾ)lʿz bn W[d]—
   2  dʾl ḏ-ʿqrn |
   3  bytn w-ṣrḥt-
   4  s¹ qdmh-s¹ tgw—
   5  l kl mḫtnn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  To ʾlʿz son of Wd-
   2  dʾl ḏ-ʿqrn
   3  this house with its hall
   4  in front of it, by con-
   5  cession of the whole asylum-territory (?).
Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 110Robin, 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.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeMonumental stela
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 110, w. 30
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteDarb aṣ-Ṣabī
Ancient siteFṯʿn
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Nkrḥ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 109-111, pls 2/a-bRobin, 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.