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MAFRAY-Malāḥā 2


Robin 1987 a: 177, pl. 4/b

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters8
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  Ḥḍrs¹mʿ bn ʿmw—
   2  tr bny l-ʾlmqh (ḫ)—
   3  ṭbn Ys²hr b-ʿṯtr

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḥḍrs¹mʿ son of ʿmw‒
   2  tr built for ʾlmqh the
   3  lower room Ys²hr; by ʿṯtr.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 9, w. 50
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤuṣn Āl Ṣāliḥ (surroundings)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaBarāqish
CountryYemen
NotesThe stone has been found in the wall of a house built on an ancient sluice gate, north of the village of Ḥuṣn Āl Ṣāliḥ (five kilometers S-S-W of Baraqish); then it has been reemployed in a private house in Malāḥā.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1987 a: 171-172, pl. 4/bRobin, Christian J. 1987. Trois inscriptions sabéennes découvertes près de Barāqish (République Arabe du Yemen). Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 17: 165-177.