Agostini 2021 c: 774, fig. 1 By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Measure of letters 2.7
Chronology
Textual typology Legal text - fragmentary (conjectural)
TEXT marker
1 [...]r[... ...]d(b)[... ...] 2 (b)-rs²wn (k)wn[... ... ... ...]— 3 dbt w-l yh[... ...] 4 [..](ʾ)s³l ʾln f[... ... b]— 5 hṯ (h)m rs²wn ʿ[... ...] 6 b-ws²d w-wṣ(l)[ ... ...]— 7 wn l-dyn w-l[... ...] 8 ʿ(r)[..] w-l [.]h... ...
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit Barāqish, Museum, Storeroom Support type Inscription on architectural structure » Walls Material Stone Measures h. 25, th. 20 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin and provenance Modern site Barāqish Ancient site Yṯl Geographical area Southern Jawf Country Yemen Archaeological context Urban context: City walls Notes This inscribed stone block was found during the excavations of the extra-muros Area C, in the collapses of bastion T7 of the Minaean city-walls. Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYAgostini 2021 c : 773-774, fig. 1Agostini, Alessio 2021. Area C. Il materiale epigrafico. Pages 773-778 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi . Oxford: Archaeopress.