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M 242 RES 3017bis; B-M 267


Müller, Walter W. 1982 b: pl. 53/a

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 - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  S¹ʿd(ʾl) bn W(d)dʾl ḏ-ṯny ʿs²r w-ḏ-q(hl)t ʿṯtr ḏ-Y(h)r[q ... ...]
   2  S²bm ḫlf hgrn Yṯl ʾhl bny ʾʿmm-s¹m ʾhlm Yfʿ[n ... ...]—
   3  ḍ w-ys¹trḍ bn ʾyt-s¹ frʿn ḏn s³lʾ(n) ywm whb S¹(ʿ)[dʾl ... ...]
   4  [..]wh-(s¹m) [... ...] (ʾḥ)ḍrm /(11)/ w-ḏbḥ k-(ʿṯ)tr ḏ-Yh[rq ... ...]

Apparatus
1The beginning of the line is in B-M 267's edition.
3M 242 reads s³lhn.
4Almost illegible on the picture; the beginning of this line is in B-M 267's edition.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S¹ʿdʾl son of Wddʾl of the two tenths and of the community of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq [... ...]
   2  S²bm, the gate of the town of Yṯl, which their uncles the people Yfʿn constructed [... ...]
   3  and he (the God?) obtained satisfaction from his ʾyt (harvests?) (with) the tribute of this dedication, when S¹ʿdʾl offered [... ...]
   4  [... ...] the festivals 11 (victims), and he made a sacrifice for ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq [... ...]

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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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 1982 b: 133, pl. 53/aMüller, Walter W. 1982. Bemerkungen zu einigen von der Yemen-Expedition 1977 des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts aufgenommenen Inschriften aus dem Raum Mārib und Barāqiš. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 129-134.