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M 198 RES 2976; B-M 280


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

Like other inscriptions on the walls of Baraqish, this is a construction and also a dedicatory text: the dedication verb s³lʾ is in coordination with the construction verb bny.

TEXT

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   1  Rṯdʾl bn Wddʾl (ḏ)-(Ġ)z—
   2  r S¹ḥfn kbr ʾdm mlk M—
   3  ʿn w-ʾdm mlk Mʿn s³l—
   4  ʾ w-bny mḥfdn Ys²bm

Apparatus
1The reading Ġzr in B-M 280 instead of Bzr of the previous editions is confirmed by two occurrences of the family Ġzr S¹ḥfn in Y.05.B.B 13.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rṯdʾl son of Wddʾl of the family Ġz-
   2  r S¹ḥfn, kbr of the servants of the king of Maʿīn,
   3  and the servants of the king of Maʿīn dedicated
   4  and built the tower Ys²bm.

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
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
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CULTURAL NOTES

This is the first mention of a "kabir of the vassals of the king".

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1996: 237Jamme, Albert W.F. 1996. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIX. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250296. [Privately printed]