CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  Ḥmʿṯt bn ʾ[... ... s³lʾ]
   2  Nkrḥm bḥt[... ... ... ...]—
   3  m w-Ḥys¹n b-[ywm ... ...]

Apparatus
3the name Ḥys¹n is attested up to now only in the Qatabanic text RES 4273.
At the end of the line, by[... ...] is also possible.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositDhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 385
Support typeArtefact » Slab
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 23.6, w. 28, th. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jawf
CountryYemen
NotesThe inscription probably comes from Baraqish.
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