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M 423 B-M 87
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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| Like other inscriptions on the walls of Baraqish, this one cannot be defined merely as a construction text: the verb bny is in coordination with the dedicatory verbs s³lʾ and s¹qny. |
TEXT
1 [... ... ](b)ny w-s³lʾ w-s¹qny ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ[ ... ...]
2 [... ... ](b)lq bn ʾs²rs¹m ʿd s²qrn qdm [... ...]
3 [... ... ]w-b Mʿnm w-b Ḥḍrmt ywm s¹ṯ(b)[ ... ...]
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 |