CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Antonini and Agostini 2010: 65, 79, pl. 48/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 letters2.2

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾws¹

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectHuman face
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 27.5, w. 14, th. 3
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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: 65, 79, pl. 48/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.