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 dedicatory text.

TEXT


   1  [... ... ]w-ʾws¹ w-R[... ... w-]Z[y]dʾl w-ʿ(m)[... ...]
   2  [... ... ]w-b ḏ-mʾd bn ʾydwh-s¹m w-y[... ...]
   3  [... ... ](Yṯ)l [... ... ](ʾh)l ʾr(ḫ)[ ... ...]

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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