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al-Jawf 04.23 B


Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: pl. 9/24

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
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyLegal text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  s²kn ftḥ w-s¹ṯ[b] ʿmyṯʿ ʿl[... ...]—
   2  (b ḏ)-r(b)ʿ s²ymn w-s¹ʾr (ʾ)hl [... ...]—
   3  ʿ Yḥmʾl( ḏ)-Kyln w-(H)ryr [... ...]
   4  ʾn(s¹h )[...]ḥṣmh w-ʿrʾ(t)[... ...]
   5  wt[... ...](hn)-(mh) ʾw(l)[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Thus decreed and fixed ʿmyṯʿ [... ...]
   2  of the fourth part (?) of the Patron deity and the rest of those who [... ...]
   3  Yḥmʾl ḏ-Kyln and Hryr [... ...]
   4  [... ...]
   5  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 21, w. 75.5, th. 20
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesAccording to the editors, the epigraph probably comes from Baraqish or Maʿīn.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: 38-39, pl. 9/24Arbach, Mounir and Schiettecatte, Jérémie 2006. Catalogue des pièces archéologiques et épigraphiques du Jawf au Musée National de Ṣanʿâʾ. Ṣanʿâʾ National Museum. Ṣanʿāʾ: Centre français d'archéologie et de sciences sociales de Ṣanʿâʾ. [Text in French and Arabic]