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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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MuB 525 CSAI I, 3


Avanzini et al. 1994: 32, pl. 14/4

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters8
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text
Royal inscriptionYes

GENERAL NOTES

The inscription has the same text as MuB 524=CSAI I, 2.

TEXT

marker


   1   Wrwʾl ẓrb [mḫ]—
   2  [ḍ ʾ]hln ḍfr Yfʿt

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Wrwʾl built (so to gain legal possession), and he-
   2  wed out ʾhln, and he built with stones Yfʿt.
2editors translation: the cistern that Yfʿt built with stones.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBayḥān, Museum, 525
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 24, w. 35
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJaww Ḥarrān
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Avanzini et al. 1994: 32, pl. 14/4Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA., Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 1994. Materiali per il Corpus Qatabanico. Raydān, 6: 17-36.