CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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 typologyConstruction text - fragmentary (conjectural)

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]m mbny[... ...]
   2  [... ...]tmr ʿ[... ...]
   3  [... ... ʾ]bydʿ Yṯ[ʿ ... ...]
   4  [... ... ]mnʿn[ ... ... ]

Apparatus
2RES integrates ... w-yʾ]tmr.
4B-M reads [... ...] Mʿn [... ...].
5B-M reads a fifth line: ]w-m(ʾ)[.

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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