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

GENERAL NOTES

On the other face of the stone: M 337 A.

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]
   2  [... ...ṣ]dq w-rṯd
   3  [... ...]mr-s¹ ʾlʾ—
   4  [lt
... ... Y](ṯ)l bn-ḏ-y—
   5  [s¹nk]r-s¹

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Altes Museum (formerly Königlisches Museum), 2687
Support typeArtefact » Stela
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 42, w. 23
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann 1893: pl. VI/2687Mordtmann, Johannes H. 1893. Himjarische Inschriften und Alterthümer in den königlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen aus den orientalischen Sammlungen, 7). Berlin: W. Spemann.