CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

Y.92.B.A 46


de Maigret and Robin 1993: 453, ph. 10
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
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Bs¹l[ ḏ-M]ʿs¹
   2  (s³lʾ)[ ʿ]ṯtr
   3  S²rqn

Apparatus
1Robin restored bn instead of ḏ. However, there seems not to be enough space in the lacuna for restoring three letters and two word dividers. Both formulae are attested for this individual. For Mʿs¹ as a name of group, see Y.90.B.A 18, Y.92.B.A 5 and Y.92.B.A 32.

TRANSLATIONS

CSAI
English

   1  Bs¹l son of Mʿs¹
   2  dedicated to ʿṯtr
   3  S²rqn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith splayed foot
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 20 (tot); h. 13, w. 12.5 max (base); h. 7 (top)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Nkrḥ
NotesThe object was found during the excavations in the temple.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

de Maigret and Robin 1993: 487, 453 (fig. 10)de Maigret, Alessandro and Robin, Christian J. 1993. Le temple de Nakraḥ à Yathill (aujourd'hui Barāqish), Yémen, résultats des deux premières campagnes de fouilles de la mission italienne. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres: 427-496.
Marion de Procé 2021: 260, fig. 11Marion 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.