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Two new inscriptions from the recently excavated temple of ʿAthtar dhū‐Qabḍ in Barāqish (Ancient Minaean Yathill)
Author(s) -
Agostini Alessio
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
arabian archaeology and epigraphy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1600-0471
pISSN - 0905-7196
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2011.00332.x
Subject(s) - temple , excavation , archaeology , history , period (music) , ancient history , bar (unit) , character (mathematics) , art , geography , aesthetics , meteorology , geometry , mathematics
Two new inscriptions found during the recent excavation of Temple B in Barāqish are presented here. They give primary information about this temple: the god to whom it is devoted, its construction, the personalities who promoted it and the Minaean sovereign(s) under whom these operations were carried out, thus also enabling us to identify the historical period in which these inscriptions were produced. A reassessment of the building activities in this historical phase of ancient Yathill is also presented.