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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Measure of letters | 6 |
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Ḥmʿṯt bn ʾ[... ... s³lʾ]
2 Nkrḥm bḥt[... ... ... ...]—
3 m w-Ḥys¹n b-[ywm ... ...]
Apparatus |
3 | the name Ḥys¹n is attested up to now only in the Qatabanic text RES 4273. At the end of the line, by[... ...] is also possible. |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
Deposit | Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 385 |
Support type | Artefact » Slab |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 23.6, w. 28, th. 8 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
OriginModern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
Country | Yemen |
Notes | The inscription probably comes from Baraqish. |
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