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Maʿīn 116
By kind permission of M. Arbach and M. Maraqten
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Notes | The stone is probably preserved in the Jawf. See the notes to the provenance. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece | ||
| Material | Stone | ||
| Chronology |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ |
| Notes | The inscription "was discovered during unscientific excavations in the Yemeni Jawf and the photographs were received from a local from Barāqish (ancient Yathill)" (Arbach and Maraqten 2018: 251-252). |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Maʿīn 116 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach and Maraqten 2018: 251-252 | Arbach, Mounir and Maraqten, Mohammed 2018. Notes on the root LʾK “to send” and the term mlʾk “messenger” in the Ancient South Arabian inscriptions. Semitica et Classica, 11: 251-256. 2019/10/14; https://doi.org/10.1484/J.SEC.5.116804. |