Maʿīn 105
Arbach 2011 b: 206-207, fig. 8
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Yʿḏrʾl bn
2 ʿmḍmd ḏ-Ġrwt
3 ʾb Wddʾl w-Rʾb
4 w-Lbʾn s³lʾ
5 Nkrḥ ʿzz ywm
6 ḏbḥ ḏ-Qbḍ /3/
7 w-ʿrb mṯʿy Wd
8 w-rḍw-s¹ fnwt
9 b-rʿẓ Wd w-ġyl-s¹
10 Hrn((Hrn)) b-ywm
11 ʾbydʿ
| 4 | we do not know whether the object of the dedication (ʿzz) is the pillar or a person. |
| 6 | the final cipher sign is lacking. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Yʿḏrʾl son of 2 ʿmḍmd ḏ-Ġrwt, 3 father of Wddʾl, Rʾb 4 and Lbʾn, dedicated 5 to Nkrḥ ʿzz, when 6 he sacrificed to ḏ-Qbḍ 3 (victims) 7 and made an offering to Wd 8 and (the god) openly appreciated it; 9 by the command of Wd and his torrent 10 Hrn; at the time of 11 ʾbydʿ. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Pillar |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʿīn |
| Ancient site | Qrnw |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Nkrḥ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach 2011 b: 206-207, fig. 8 | Arbach, Mounir 2011. La découverte du temple intra-muros de Nakrah à Maʿîn, l'antique Qarnâ. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22: 201-214. |