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Y.05.B.B.14


Agostini 2020: 9, fig. 11
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyLegal text

GENERAL NOTES

According to Agostini, based on the palaeography, the inscription is dated to period C, but a dating to period B cannot be excluded either.

TEXT

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   1  b-ts¹ʿ s²hr ḏ-ʿṯtr b-y—
   2  ḥly w-s²wṣ ḥfnnhn w-m—
   3  ṣrbn bdd ḫrfhn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  On the (day) 9 of the month dhu-ʿAthtar should be
   2  provided and prepared (?) two ḥfn-objects and the
   3  offering table, over the years.
Agostini 2020: 9Agostini, Alessio 2020. Seasonal offerings among the Minaeans: The case of ancient Yathil. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 31/2: 352-364. 2021/02/25; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aae.12155.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Pillar
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Qbḍm of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2020: 9, fig. 11Agostini, Alessio 2020. Seasonal offerings among the Minaeans: The case of ancient Yathil. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 31/2: 352-364. 2021/02/25; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aae.12155.
Agostini 2021 a: 164-165, fig. 16Agostini, Alessio 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Le iscrizioni. Pages 151-171 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.