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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 2.5
Chronology
Textual typology Legal text - fragmentary
GENERAL NOTES
Despite what affirmed in the museum's catalogue, the reference to kbrn w-ʿhrhn w-Mʿn, only attested in inscriptions from al-ʿUlā, may be a reason for an origin of the text from that place rather than from al-Jawf. In this case, the inscription would be part of the Marginal Minaic corpus.
TEXT marker
1 [... ...]brn [.]ʿm ql(ḥ) ḏ-ynḥy ḏ-q[...]n yf(nn)w [ʿ](m)-s¹ (ḏ)-[..]n Mʿn b-m[... ...] 2 [... ...]l mdynm w-s¹ṭrm w-ḏ yḫbl ḫblm qnym w-bʿrm w-ʿnym Mʿ(n)( )[... ...] 3 [... ...] ʾmhn yfnnwn-s¹ b-s²rʿh s¹wd k-ms²qbh ḥwr w-s²rk b-s¹ ʿm ʾns¹n(y)[n ... ...] 4 [... ...]f l-yftḥ kbrn w-ʿhrhn w-Mʿn b-ḫṭʾth-s¹ ḏt nfs¹ nfs¹ w-ḏt qn[... ...] 5 [... ...]tdn w-ḫbl ʿd ys¹nḥyn-s¹ w-hm (y)s¹nḥyn-s¹ ʾw s¹qtl-s¹ f-l ykwn [... ...] 6 [... ...]ty ʾbwhty Mʿn twrw ʾw ḥgt w-ftḥ b-mbnh w-ḫblh ḏ-ʾḫ(r)[... ...] 7 [... ...]fs¹n w-qtln w-ḫbln w-s¹m b-tġtwṯ w-s¹tw(f)y b-s¹m ʾns¹ b-ṯʿd-s¹ [... ...] 8 [... ...]rhn w-l yẓlʿ w-w[r]ṯ ftḥ kbrn w-ʿh[rhn w-Mʿn ... ...] 9 [... ...] ys¹twṯq b-s¹ (k)[... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-845 Support type Stone inscription Material Stone Measures h. 25.5, w. 70, th. 20 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin Modern site Unknown Ancient site Unknown Geographical area Unknown Country Unknown Link to site record