Y.03.B.A.1
Agostini 2012: 6, fig. 2
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]n (ḏ).ḏ[... ... ntḫy w-]
2 [nt]ḏr k-S²hr w-M(ʿ)n ʾlht[n]
3 [ʾ]lhy Ḏby b-hn s¹qm ʾḥgn [.]
4 [m]qmt kḥnn ḏ-qynn w-yf[ʾ]
5 [.]t(n) w-ḫdg s¹wfy ʾws¹n w-(y)—
6 [m]rḍ w-yfʾ bn ʿbrh mqmt(n)
7 [.]ns¹ḫ[..] w-kwn ḏn nḫy[nn]
8 [b-ʾmr]h w-mrḍwhy [S²]—
9 [hr w-M]ʿn ʾlhtn [... ...]
| 1 | Agostini does not exclude the presence of a line over l.1. Between the two letters ḏ, it seems that a letter m can be read. If the first ḏ introduces a name of group, a possible resotration would be: ḏ-Mḏb. |
| 2 | ʾlht[n] (Agostini), but the final n is only a possible integration (besides ʾlht[-s¹], ʾlht[-s¹m]). It is not clear how many letters are lost at the beginning and at the end of the lines. |
| 3 | it in uncertain whether there are a word divider and some more letters after the last word. |
| 4 | kḥnn ḏ-qynn: Agostini suggests the comparison with Hebrew kḥ "power", but he does not exclude the hypothesis of proper name. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...]n (ḏ)[.] [... ... confessed] 2 [and did] penance to S²hr and Mʿn, the goddes[s], 3 the two divinities of Ḏby, because he ordered laws [.] 4 (in?) place of the prerogatives (?) of the Minister and [.]tn die[d] 5 and ʾws¹n forgot to make grants, and became 6 ill and died for his opposition to the authority 7 [..]; and this confession was made 8 [with the] ordinance and the approval of 9 [S²hr and M]ʿn, the goddess, [... ...]. |
| 7 | Agostini notes that the root NSḪ is used in Arabic with the meaning of "to cancel, abolish". |
| Agostini 2012: 7 | Agostini, Alessio 2012. New perspectives on Minaean expiatory texts. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 42: 1-12. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
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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 Nkrḥ |
| Notes | "The stone was found close to the external side of the northern wall of the Nkrḥ temple [...] This temple is therefore the most probable place of origin for this piece, even if there is still a possiblity that it could have come from somewhere else within the sacral area, which also includes the temple of ʿAthtar dhū-Qabḍ and, probably, a temple dedicated to Wadd" (Agostini 2012: 6). |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Agostini 2012: 6-7, fig. 2 | Agostini, Alessio 2012. New perspectives on Minaean expiatory texts. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 42: 1-12. |