INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Chronology
Textual typology Construction text
GENERAL NOTES
Like other inscriptions on the walls of Baraqish, this one cannot be defined merely as a construction text: the verb bny is in coordination with the dedicatory verbs s³lʾ and s¹qny.
TEXT marker
1 [... ... ](b)ny w-s³lʾ w-s¹qny ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ[ ... ...] 2 [... ... ](b)lq bn ʾs²rs¹m ʿd s²qrn qdm [... ...] 3 [... ... ]w-b Mʿnm w-b Ḥḍrmt ywm s¹ṯ(b)[ ... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin and provenance Modern site Barāqish Ancient site Yṯl Geographical area Southern Jawf Country Yemen Found In situ Archaeological context Urban context: City walls Link to site record