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MAFRAY-Darb aṣ-Ṣabī 7
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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 2.2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]
2 [... ...](y)m w-
3 [... ...] w-(b)-(h)n((bhn)) Nhk—
4 [... ...]((nhk[... ...])) Hbs²r w-(Ḫ)—
5 [... ...] brʾ (b)[y]—
6 [t ... ...]
| 3 | Variant: w-bhn Nhk[... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 10, w. 14 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Darb aṣ-Ṣabī |
| Ancient site | Fṯʿn |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Nkrḥ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 116-118, pl. 4/b | Robin, 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. |