Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Marginal Minaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Construction text |
1 | It is not sure whether S¹rq is a patronymic or it is a name of group. In Ryckmans's facsimile, there is no word separator (only an empty space) between ḥfr and qbr. Aberrant ḥ. |
English | |
1 ʿrk son of S¹rq dug the tomb of S¹mmy. |
Support type | Rock inscription |
Link to object record |
Modern site | ʿAyn ar-Rais |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Northern Ḥijāz |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Found | In situ |
Archaeological context | Funerary context: Tomb |
Link to site record |
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1965: 218, 227 (facsimile) | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1965. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Vingtdeuxième série. Le Muséon, 78: 215-228. |