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MAFRAY-Ḥuṣn Āl Ṣāliḥ 2


Robin 1987 a: 177, pl. 4/a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6.2
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text (conjectural)

GENERAL NOTES

The inscription could be a dedicatory text or a construction text (l.2: [hq](n)y or [b](n)y)

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...](dm)[ ... ...](dn mw)[d ... ...]
   2  [hq](n)y ʿmkrn w-rṯd-hw [... ...]
   3  [... ...] ʿṯtr w-ʾlmqh w-ḏt-Ḥmy(m)[ ... ...]
   4  [ ... ...](y) [..]mmm w-Bḥrn w-Yṯl

Apparatus
1Robin reads: ..](dmʾl b)[n.
2-3Robin reads: w-rṯd-hw (b)-ʿṯtr.
3At the end, Robin restores: [w-b].
4At the beginning, Robin reads: [... ...](ly) [w-ʿ]mmm, although he suggests other possible restorations instead of the ʿ.
He interprets [.]mmm and Bḥrn as proper names of individuals.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 56, w. 27
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteḤuṣn Āl Ṣāliḥ (surroundings)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaBarāqish
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context: Canal
NotesThe text was located at al-Jirba, near the village of Ḥuṣn Āl Ṣāliḥ, five kilometers S-S-W of Baraqish. Then, it has been reemployed in the local mosque.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1987 a: 169-171, pl. 4/aRobin, Christian J. 1987. Trois inscriptions sabéennes découvertes près de Barāqish (République Arabe du Yemen). Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 17: 165-177.