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Robin 1992 a: pl. LIX/b Image free from copyright

Robin 1992 a: pl. LIX/b Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Ṣbḥn son of Ṣdqs¹mʿ and Tḥty 
2erected this portico (?), at the time of ʿmyṯʿ 
3and ʿms²fq and (when) he was kbr of Tḥty.

Translation Notes:

2rṣf: Robin suggests that this a dialectal or graphic variant of rṣf. Jamme, instead, compares to Ar. raṣafa “to pave” (Jamme 1996: 84).

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 33, w. 100
Letter Measure: 8.5

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Minaic → Central Minaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: al-Ḥarāshif, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ḥmrw (?) / Tḥty (?)
Type of Site: Settlement

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