Macdonald 2018: 258 Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.
Macdonald 2018: 258 Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.
Nehmé 2018: pl. 15a Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language
Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
Alphabet
Ancient South Arabian
Script typology
Monumental writing
Writing technique
Incision
TEXT
1 M(ṣ)nlṣt((M(ṭ)nlṣt)) bnt Ḫzm 2 bn S¹lm Ġlwn
Apparatus
1
"There appears to be a circle on a short stalk above the second letter, similar to that of the ṣ. On the other hand, the three ‘prongs’ of this letter seem to be joined at the base suggesting that it is a ṭ (Macdonald: 258)
Macdonald, Michael C.A. 2018. The Ancient North Arabian and Ancient South Arabian Inscriptions. Pages 227-284 in Laïla Nehmé (ed.). The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.
Nehmé 2018: pl. 15a
Nehmé, Laïla (ed.) 2018. The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.