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M 252 RES 3027; B-M 4
Robin 2013: 129, fig. 5
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 [... ...](qw)d w-mʿḏrm [....](n)m bn w(s¹)ṭ [... ...]
2 [... ...] Rdʿm blqm w-ʿḍm w-tqrm w-[... ...]
3 [... ... ]w-ʾḫṭb-s¹ s²ʾml-s¹ w-ymn-s¹ bn [... ...]
| The reading follows B-M 4's edition. | |
| 2 | M 252 reads: ...wm blq w-ʿḍm w-tqrm n.... |
| 3 | M 252 reads: ...ʿylns¹ bn .... Ch. Robin (2013) reads w-ʾḥṭb |
| 3 | "... et ses magasins, à sa gauche et à sa droite depuis ..." (Robin 2013: 129). |
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 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 2013: 129, fig. 5 | Robin, Christian J. 2013. À propos de Ymnt et Ymn: « nord » et « sud », « droite » et « gauche », dans les inscriptions de l'Arabie antique. Pages 119-140 in Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet, Catherine Fauveaud and Iwona Gajda (eds). Entre Carthage et l’Arabie heureuse. Mélanges offerts à François Bron. (Orient & Méditerranée, 12). Paris: de Boccard. |