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M 177 RES 2957; B-M 211bis
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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TEXT
1 [... ... ]ḏy q(h)[lt ʿ]ṯtr ḏ-Y[hrq] k-byg w-[... ...]
2 [... ...]rḍw-s¹mn Wdm w-ywm ḏbḥ ʿṯtr ḏ-[... ...]
3 [... ...]s¹ b-hgrn Yṯl Nʿmn((nʿmn)) w-Ḫrf((ḫrf))w-Dṯʾ((dṯʾ)) [... ...]
4 [... ... s²]hlṯt ʾwrḫ w-b mbnyt bny ʿm[... ...]
| 2 | Possible integration [... ...s¹t]rḍw Wdm. |
| 3 | Ḫrf and Dṯʾ, besides indicating two seasons, are also names of altars. |
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 |