CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB

GENERAL NOTES

This is probably a construction or a dedicatory text. According to B-M, M 189 completes M 405 (M 405+M 189=B-M 253).

TEXT


   1  [... ...] Yṯl ḏ-qhlt ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhr[q ... ...]
   2  [... ... ]ʿṯtr b-trfh frʿ kwn ʿ[... ...]
   3  [... ... ](M)ʿnm w-Yṯl s³lʾ-s¹m w-[... ...]

Apparatus
3M reads s³ls¹m.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
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