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Y.92.B.A 20
de Maigret and Robin 1993: 471, fig. 21
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Northern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4.3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The text was found during the excavations of the temple of Nakraḥ in Baraqish; its origin is from Haram. |
TEXT
1 Frqt bn Wḍḥm Tw—
2 s¹s¹yn hqny ḏ-S¹mwy
3 ṣlmynhn ʿdy Byn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Frqt, son of Wḍiḥm, the Tw- 2 s¹s¹yn, dedicated to ḍ-S¹mwy 3 two statues in Byn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 15, w. 37, th. 30 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Kharibat Hamdān |
| Ancient site | Hrm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Byn of ḏ-S¹mwy. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| de Maigret and Robin 1993: 484, fig. 21 (471) | de Maigret, Alessandro and Robin, Christian J. 1993. Le temple de Nakraḥ à Yathill (aujourd'hui Barāqish), Yémen, résultats des deux premières campagnes de fouilles de la mission italienne. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres: 427-496. |