MAFRAY-Darb aṣ-Ṣabī 3
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾ(s¹)lm ḏ-Ġrbt w-Mrd
2 ḏ-Ḥḏkt s³lʾ Nkrḥ m—
3 ql(d)nhn krb s¹brr
4 w-ʾhlm Ġrbt w-Ḥ—
5 ḏkt ʾ(ṯrh) (ḏ)-(mqldn) M—
6 [... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾs¹lm ḏ-Ġrbt and Mrd 2 ḏ-Ḥḏkt dedicated to Nkrḥ these 3 two basins, as obligation from which He released them, 4 and (with) the very clans (?) of Ġrbt and Ḥ- 5 ḏkt, behind the basin M- 6 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Container » Basin (mqld) |
| Measures | w. 250 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Darb aṣ-Ṣabī |
| Ancient site | Fṯʿn |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Nkrḥ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 111-112, pls 3/a-b | Robin, Christian J., Breton, Jean-François and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988. Le sanctuaire minéen de Nkrḥ à Darb aṣ-Ṣabî (environs de Barâqiš). Rapport préliminaire (seconde partie). Étude des inscriptions. Raydān, 5: 91-158. |