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M 405 B-M 253a
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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GENERAL NOTES
| This is probably a construction or a dedicatory text. According to B-M, M 189 completes M 405 (M 405+M 189=B-M 253). |
TEXT
1 [... ...] Yṯl ḏ-qhlt ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhr[q ... ...]
2 [... ... ]ʿṯtr b-trfh frʿ kwn ʿ[... ...]
3 [... ... ](M)ʿnm w-Yṯl s³lʾ-s¹m w-[... ...]
| 3 | M reads s³ls¹m. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
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