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M 165+four fragments RES 2943+four fragments; B-M 179
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription might also be a dedicatory text (cf. e.g. B-M 256). |
TEXT
1 ʿm±krb w-bhn±-s¹w ʾbʾm[r w-... ...]ḥym w-[Hw]fʿṯt [... ...]
2 ʿd± s²qrn w-[kl] mbny [ʿd s²]qrn b-f[rʿ] frʿ ʿm[... ...]((ʿm[krb ... ...]))
3 w-r±ḍw-s¹ fnw±t b-ʿṯtr S²[rqn] w-b Wd[ w-]b Nkrḥ[ ... ...]
| 3 | This is B-M 179's text, which does not integrate the mimation of the gods' names. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿmkrb and his sons ʾbʾmr, Ḥym and Hwfʿṯt [... ...] 2 to the top, and all the construction to the top, with the tribute they had to pay [... ...] 3 and they openly satisfied him, by ʿṯtr S²rqn and by Wd and by Nkrḥ [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
| Link to site record |