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M 168 A RES 2948 A; B-M 196 A
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 | Legal text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| Probably to be connected with M 168 B. |
TEXT
1 [... ...]s²wn kwn ʾs¹d ʿmm bṯh mʿmrn w-mn
2 [... ...]wfy (h)ḏmrtn w-hm ys¹tʾyw bʿl hḏmrtn
3 [... ...]s²wn s¹qnyw ʾḥd ṯwr bn ḏbḥn w-mn[... ...]
4 [... ...](ṯ) mbrhn rḍwm ḏ-mbrhn (w)-l ys¹qy[... ...]
| 0 | In B-M 196 another line runs as follows, before l.1: ]r.....s¹ ..w-(s²ʿb)... (w)r.....t. |
| 1 | b-ṯh mʿḍrn (ʿ)mn (Beeston 1950 b and 1953 b). |
| 2 | ḏmrtn w-hm ys¹tʾyw bʿl s¹ḏmrt (Beeston 1950 b and 1953 b). |
| 3 | bn [s¹tʾy]n w-m[ty] (Beeston 1950 b and 1953 b). |
| 4 | [w-]s¹q[ny Wd ḏ] (Beeston 1950 b and 1953 b). |
| 5 | B-M 196 reads another line after l.4: ]b(n) ḏ(t t.ṭ).ḥ..........(ṯ)[ (where the two ṯ could also be y). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ... a person who is proclaimed (guilty) by the word of the assembly shall be dealt with in accordance 2 with the verdict. But if they appeal to the Lord of judgement, 3 they must sacrifice one bull in payment for the appeal, and in the event that 4 the decision is favourable in respect of the accused, he must offer [to Wd] ... |
| Beeston 1953 b: 118-122 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1953. Notes on Old South Arabian Lexicography V. Le Muséon, 66: 109-122. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Walls |
| 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 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Beeston 1950 b: 166 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1950. Notes on Old South Arabian Lexicography II. Le Muséon, 63: 261-268. |
| Beeston 1953 b: 115-122 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1953. Notes on Old South Arabian Lexicography V. Le Muséon, 66: 109-122. |