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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Measure of letters about 6.5
Chronology
Textual typology Construction text - fragmentary
GENERAL NOTES
The inscription is written in MIN on the basis of the plural of bn (bhny) attested only in MIN. Also the preposition b- before frʿ (if the suggested integration in line 3 is correct) is typically MIN; in all other ASA languages we find bn frʿ.
TEXT marker
1 [... ...S¹]ʿdʾl bhny [... ...] 2 [... ...] ḏt ṣḥftn [... ...] 3 [... ...]m w-b(lq)[m] b-(f)[rʿ ... ...] 4 [... ...] mbn(y)n [... ...]
Apparatus 2 at the end of the line RES reads a (b), and therefore integrates: b[n ʾs²rs¹ ʿs²rqn].
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit London, The British Museum, BM 125152=1887,0629.15 Support type Stone inscription Material Stone Measures h. 30.5, w. 25.3, th. 6.7 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE BIBLIOGRAPHYJamme 1971 b : 61Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II . Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A206497#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed]