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Y.05.B.B.26
Agostini 2021 a: 169, fig. 23
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 6 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| Given the archaic palaeographical style, it cannot be excluded that the inscription dates back to the Sabaic period of the city. Because of the absence of any diagnostic feature, the linguistic attribution remains uncertain: Minaic or Sabaic. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] yḏmr b[... ...]
2 [... ...]w ḍfwn [... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Barāqish, Museum, Storeroom |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Qbḍm of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Agostini 2021 a: 169-170, fig. 23 | Agostini, 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. |