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M 179 RES 2959; B-M 216
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) |
TEXT
1 [... ...]m w-tqrm qdm w-mʿḏr bn ʾs²rs¹ ʿd s²qrn b-kb(wd)[t... ...]
2 [... ...](h)y ḫrfm /30/ w-ywm bny b-kbr ʿms¹mʿ Brn((Brn)) (b)[... ...]
3 [... ... ]ʾbydʿ Yṯʿ w-ms³d Mʿn b-ms³wd mnʿn ʿs²rt[... ...]
4 [... ...]yt ʾhl (ʿ)s¹dn w-ywm ʾtmmn ʿms¹mʿ s²ʿb-s¹ [... ...]
| 1 | Possibly, as suggested by the previous editors: [... ... ʿḍ]m |
| 2 | Beeston integrates [s²lṯh]y. The editions previous to B-M read: ḫrfhm. Brn is the name of the sanctuary of Nkrḥ in Yṯl, but here it may refer to another building. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] and in cut stone, the façade and the back wall from foundation to top with the taxes [ ... ...] 2 [... ...] 30 and when he constructed during the kabirate of ʿms¹mʿ (the construction of) Brn [... ...] 3 [... ...] ʾbydʿ Yṯʿ and the assembly of Maʿīn, in the assembly of Maʿīn ten [... ...] 4 [... ...] the people of ʿs¹dn, and when ʿms¹mʿ reconciled (?) his tribe [... ...] |
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 |