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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 5
Chronology
Textual typology Dedicatory text - fragmentary
GENERAL NOTES
The text is parallel to DhM 384 and seems to have the same author. On the basis of that, we suppose that the lacuna with the dedication verb is at the left side of the stone, probably engraved on another slab.
TEXT marker
1 ʿbd bn Fʾr[m ... ... s³lʾ] 2 Nkrḥ bḥtn [... ...] 3 krb s¹brr
Apparatus 1 Fʾr is also attested in MAFRAY-Malāḥā 1, from the surroundings of Baraqish.
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 1 ʿbd son of Fʾrm [... ...] dedicated to
2 Nkrḥ the slab [... ...]
3 as obligaton from which He released him.
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 388 Support type Artefact » Slab Material Stone Measures h. 20, w. 29, th. 8 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin Modern site Unknown Ancient site Unknown Geographical area wādī al-Jawf Country Yemen Notes The inscription probably comes from Baraqish. Link to site record