CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Agostini 2021: 88, fig.7
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
Measure of letters5
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

The linguistic attribution is uncertain. Agostini does not exclude that the inscription is Qatabanic, based on its palaeography.

TEXT


   1  (ʾl)s²rḥ ḏ-
   2  [.]ḥrwn
   3  [s¹]qny ʾ—
   4  [...]

Apparatus
3-4ʾ[...] should be a theonym based on its position after the dedication verb. Agostini envisages the possibility that it is a Qatabanian god's name like ʾnby (see General notes).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 24 (tot); h. 14, w. 11, th. 13 (top); h. 12, w. 11.5 (base)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
NotesThe object was found out of context in the urban area of Barāqish.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2021: 87-88, fig. 7Agostini, Alessio 2021. Materiali epigrafici fuori contesto rinvenuti durante le prime campagne di scavo di Alessandro de Maigret a Barāqish (1989-1992, 2005). Pages 75-98 in Sabina Antonini de Maigret and Alessio Agostini (eds). Missione Archeologica Italiana in Yemen Studi di materiali inediti e rivisitazioni alla memoria di Alessandro de Maigret / Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen Essays on Unpublished and Newly Revised Materials in Memory of Alessandro de Maigret. Perugia: OL3.
Marion de Procé 2021: 261, fig. 14Marion de Procé, Solène 2021. Le mobilier de culte dans le temple de Nakraḥ à Barāqish. Pages 254-269 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress.