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  • Editor(s)
    Irene Rossi
    CSAI Team
  • First published
    2024-12-08
  • Last revised
    2024-12-08
  • DOI
    10.82194/dasi-epi-3221
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MAIRY.05/17


Antonini and Agostini 2010: 64, 77, pl. 45/b
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 letters2.7

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]y

Apparatus
Agostini reads [...](ṯ)y. However, only the upper circle of the ṯ is visible, which allows for alternative resotrations: ṣ or y.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with eyes or stylized face
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 22, w. 11.5, th. 5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Antonini and Agostini 2010: 64, 77, pl. 45/bAntonini, 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.