CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Antonini and Agostini 2010: pl.52/a
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.4

TEXT


   1  Zydʾl ʾs²—
   2  m

Apparatus
1Dextrograde ʾ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesThe stela was found during the excavations in the necropolis in area D.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini and Agostini 2010: 60, pl. 52/aAntonini, Sabina and Agostini, Alessio 2010. A Minaean necropolis at Barāqish (Jawf, Republic of Yemen). Preliminary report of the 2005-2006 archaeological campaigns. With an appendix by Paola Pagano. (Reports and Memoirs. New series, 9). Rome: IsIAO.