CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Agostini 2021 c: 775, fig. 4
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionLeft-to-right
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueImpression
Measure of letters3
Chronology
PeriodB

GENERAL NOTES

Rectangular frame (h. 6.4; w. 4.7).

TEXT

marker


   1  Hṭrn
   2  [.](ṯ)w(b)

Apparatus
1-2If Hṭrn, attested in QAT as a lineage name (UAM 368), is regarded as complete, the lacuna at the beginning of the second element can accommodate at most one letter; cf. Ṯwb (Gr 78; Nihm/Barrān 1) or Mṯwb (Robin-Kāniṭ 12; YM 14648). A right-to-left reading, 1. [.](ṯ)w(b) 2. S¹ṭrn, obtained by rotating the cretula through 180°, is less likely, since the central stroke of S¹ would be slightly too tall. Nevertheless, S¹ṭrn is attested in SAB onomastics (CIH 611; Fa 61; Gr 3; MS al-Ḫarba 1; MṢM 3636; RES 3913; RES 4630). Agostini reads [.]w[.] (H)ṭrn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBarāqish, Museum, B.06.C.O/4
Support typeCretula
MaterialPlaster
Dimensionsh. 7.4; w. 4.4; th. 3.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context
NotesSector C, Sounding A, Stratum H, Unit SR-T76H (2nd - 1st century BC). Area used for trade-related activities situated outside the city walls, in front of the wall segment T7
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2021 c: 775, cat. 4, fig. 4Agostini, Alessio 2021. Area C. Il materiale epigrafico. Pages 773-778 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.