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M 164+two fragments RES 2942+two fragments; B-M 180
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 Mʿdk[r]b w-bhn±-s¹w Ḥmʿṯ±t w-Whbʾl[ ... ...]—
2 ʿn ʾb±nm w-ʿḍm ±w-blqm q±dmm w-mʿ[... ...]
3 mbny± mḥfdn b-±ʾmr Wdm± w-mrḍwh(y) [... ... w-Wqh]—
4 ʾl Ry±m mlky M±ʿnm w-b± s²ʿbh-s¹m M[ʿnm ... ...]—
5 mnm ±w-rṯd Mʿd±krb w-bhn-s¹w mḥfd[... ...]
| 2 | Possible integration mʿ[ḏrn ... ...] (see M 151). |
| 3 | w-mrḍwh(w) (Arbach), but all the occurrences of the word are: mrḍwhy. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mʿdkrb and his sons Ḥmʿṯt and Whbʾl [... ...] 2 .. in stone, in wood and in limestone, the front façade and [... ...] 3 the construction of the tower, by the order of Wdm and the satisfaction of [... ... and Wqh]- 4 ʾl Rym, the two kings of Maʿīn, and by their tribe Maʿīn [... ...] 5 and Mʿdkrb and his sons committed the tower [... ...] |
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 |