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MAFRAY-Darb aṣ-Ṣabī 5


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.8
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyExpiation text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]
   2  [.](ʾ) (ḏ)-Ḍʿ(f) [... ...]
   3  w-kwn ḏn nḫynn b-ʾ—
   4  mrh w-mrḍwhy Nk—
   5  rḥ b-ms¹ʾl b-gwbn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]
   2  .. ḏ-Ḍʿf [... ...]
   3  and this confession occurred by the com-
   4  mand and with the approvals of Nk-
   5  rḥ in an oracular response in the gwb.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25, w. 27.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteDarb aṣ-Ṣabī
Ancient siteFṯʿn
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Nkrḥ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 114-115, pl. 4/aRobin, Christian J., Breton, Jean-François and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988. Le sanctuaire minéen de Nkrḥ à Darb aṣ-Ṣabî (environs de Barâqiš). Rapport préliminaire (seconde partie). Étude des inscriptions. Raydān, 5: 91-158.