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MAIRY.05/14


Antonini and Agostini 2010: 66, 81, pl. 51/a
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.4
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Zyd ḏ-Qṭr
   2  s³lʾ ḏ-Yhrq
   3  bn [.]t[.]fl

Apparatus
3The line might be a latter forgery (Agostini).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Zyd ḏ-Qṭr
   2  dedicated to ḏ-Yhrq
   3  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Altar
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 48, w. foot 16-19
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini and Agostini 2010: 66, 81, pl. 51/aAntonini, Sabina and Agostini, Alessio 2010. A Minaean necropolis at Barāqish (Jawf, Republic of Yemen). Preliminary report of the 2005-2006 archaeological campaigns. With an appendix by Paola Pagano. (Reports and Memoirs. New series, 9). Rome: IsIAO.