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M 152 RES 2930; B-M 163


Robin 1994 c: 289, fig. 5

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ... Mṣ]r w-ʾʾs²r w-ʿ[br Nhrn ... ...]
   2  [... ...]r w-ʾkrb kt[rb ... ...]
   3  [... ... ʿṯt]r ḏ-Yhrq w-b[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] in Egypt, in Assyria and in Transeuphratene [...]
   2  [... ...] the obligations he incurred [... ...]
   3  [... ...] ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq, with [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
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CULTURAL NOTES

This is one of the few texts which mention the faraway destinations of the Minaean trading activities, namely Egypt, Assyria and the Transeuphratene.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1994 c: 289, fig. 5Robin, Christian J. 1994. L'Egypte dans les inscriptions de l'Arabie méridionale préislamique. Pages 285-301 in Catherine Berger, Gisele Clerc and Nicolas Grimal (eds). Hommages à Jean Leclant. (Bibliothéque d'étude, 106). Cairo: Institut français d'archéologie orientale.