INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ... ]ḏy q(h)[lt ʿ]ṯtr ḏ-Y[hrq] k-byg w-[... ...]
2 [... ...]rḍw-s¹mn Wdm w-ywm ḏbḥ ʿṯtr ḏ-[... ...]
3 [... ...]s¹ b-hgrn Yṯl nʿmn w-ḫrf w-dṯʾ [... ...]
4 [... ...]hlṯt ʾwrḫ w-b mbnyt bny ʿm[... ...]
Apparatus |
2 | Possible integration [... ...s¹t]rḍw Wdm. | 3 | Ḫrf and Dṯʾ, besides indicating two seasons, are also the names of two altars, in Y.90.B.A 7. | 4 | hlṯt has probably to be read s²lṯt. |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Origin and provenanceModern site | Barāqish |
Ancient site | Yṯl |
Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
Country | Yemen |
Found | In situ |
Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
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