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 typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ... ](G)bʾn s³lʾ [w-]±s¹qny ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍm[ ... ...]
   2  [... ... ]ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ ±w-Wdm w-Nkrḥ w-ʿṯtr ḏ-[... ...]
   3  [... ...]w-ms³wd Mʿn b-ms³wd[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] consecrated and dedicated to ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍm [... ...]
   2  [... ...] ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ and Wd and Nkrḥ and ʿṯtr ḏ-[... ...]
   3  [... ...] and the assembly of Maʿīn and the assembly [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure
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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