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MAIRY.05/16
Antonini and Agostini 2010: 64, 77, pl. 45/a
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
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 | 3.8 |
TEXT
1 Lʿs¹m
| 1 | Agostini reads Lʿs¹y, but the photograph shows the irregular tracing of a final letter M instead of Y. This reading is supported by the several parallels of the name Lʿs¹m found in the Minaic corpus, while Lʿs¹y would be a hapax. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with eyes or stylized face |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 30, w. 7-10, th. 9 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini and Agostini 2010: 64, 77, pl. 45/a | Antonini, 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. |