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DhM 385
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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 | 6 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Ḥmʿṯt bn ʾ[... ... s³lʾ]
2 Nkrḥm bḥt[... ... ... ...]—
3 m w-Ḥys¹n b-[ywm ... ...]
| 3 | the name Ḥys¹n is attested up to now only in the Qatabanic text RES 4273. At the end of the line, by[... ...] is also possible. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 385 |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 23.6, w. 28, th. 8 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī al-Jawf) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The inscription probably comes from Baraqish. |
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