CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Agostini 2021 b: 225, fig. 3
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
Notes on support and decorationsThe three stone blocks composing this epigraphic group have been reemployed in Islamic times in different spots of the southern sector of the city walls. One of the three blocks (Y.03.B.R44-45.2 ter) was repositioned upside down.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleY.03.B.R44-45.2 bis + Y.03.B.R44-45.2 ter + Y.03.B.R44-45.2
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2021 b: 224-225, figs 2-4Agostini, Alessio 2021. Lo scavo fuori mura un R44/45 a Barāqish. Le iscrizioni. Pages 224-228 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress.