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M 303 RES 3319
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | about 6.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription is written in MIN on the basis of the plural of bn (bhny) attested only in MIN. Also the preposition b- before frʿ (if the suggested integration in line 3 is correct) is typically MIN; in all other ASA languages we find bn frʿ. |
TEXT
1 [... ... .]ʿdʾl bhny [... ...]
2 [... ...] ḏt ṣḥftn [... ...]
3 [... ...]m w-b(lq)[m] b-(f)[rʿ ... ...]
4 [... ...] mbn(y)n [... ...]
| 2 | at the end of the line RES reads a (b), and therefore integrates: b[n ʾs²rs¹ ʿs²rqn]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 125152=1887,0629.15 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 30.5, w. 25.3, th. 6.7 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Sirāqa |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1971 b: 61 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed] |