CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


de Maigret and Robin 1993: 456, phot. 12
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  (B)ʿṯtr bn Lḥyʿṯt ḏ-S¹ylm ḏ-qhlt ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq s³lʾ ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍm mwṯb qhltn w-ḥrm kl mwṯbn↯ bn wqʿ b-s¹

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Bʿṯtr son of Lḥyʿṯt ḏ-S¹ylm, (member) of the congregation of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq, dedicated to ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍm the seat of the congregation and banned, in the whole seat, sexual relations.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure » Pillar
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Nkrḥ
NotesThe object was found during the excavation of the temple.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

de Maigret and Robin 1993: 480, fig. 12de Maigret, Alessandro and Robin, Christian J. 1993. Le temple de Nakraḥ à Yathill (aujourd'hui Barāqish), Yémen, résultats des deux premières campagnes de fouilles de la mission italienne. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres: 427-496.