MQ-Maqṣara al-Abraq 2 CSAI I, 50
Arbach et al. 2001: 98, fig.45
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 42 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 Mʿdkrb ḏ-Rs²m w-bn Qfʾn t—
2 qdm l-mrʾ-s¹ kl ʿs²q s²—
3 ṣnn w-nqbn b-S¹lfnyw
| 1 | Qfʾn seems to be another group name. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mʿdkrb ḏ-Rs²m and of Qfʾn di- 2 rected for his lord all the cutting (of stones) of the 3 dam and the canal in S¹lfnyw. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Measures | h. (MQ-Maqṣara al-Abraq 1 and 2) 43.5, w. 51 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maqṣara al-Abraq |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach et al. 2001: 72, fig.45 | Arbach, Mounir, Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 2001. Matériaux pour le corpus des inscriptions qatabānites (II). Raydān, 7: 43-101. |