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M 457 Ry 690
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Marginal Minaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 ʿrk b<n>-S¹rq ḥfr qbr S¹mmy
| 1 | It is not sure whether S¹rq is a patronymic or it is a name of group. In Ryckmans's facsimile, there is no word separator (only an empty space) between ḥfr and qbr. Aberrant ḥ. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿrk son of S¹rq dug the tomb of S¹mmy. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿAyn ar-Rais |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Northern Ḥijāz |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Tomb |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1965: 218, 227 (facsimile) | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1965. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Vingtdeuxième série. Le Muséon, 78: 215-228. |