Shaqab 4
Gnoli 1993: pl. 8/a
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 | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
| ||
| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 ʿmydʿ bn Wʾl ḏ-Ẓ—
2 yrn ḏy qhlt ʿṯtr ḏ-
3 Yhrq w-S²ryḥ bn Ġ—
4 wṯʾl ḏ-S²yd rs²w ʿ—
5 ṯtr ḏ-Yhrq w-S¹mʿ (b)—
6 n S²ryḥ ḏ-Hbrr qt—
7 dm k-ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq m—
8 bny w-ḥdṯn rṣf ʿṯ—
9 tr ḏ-Yhrq b-ywmh
10 ʾbkrb Ṣdq bn Wq—
11 hʾl (ml)kh Mʿn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿmydʿ son of Wʾl, of (the clan) 2 Zyrn, (the two) of the Congregation of ʿṯtr ḏ- 3 Yhrq, and S²ryḥ, son of 4 Ġwṯʾl, of (the clan) S²yd, priest of 5 ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq, and S¹mʿ son 6 of S²ryḥ, of (the clan) Hbrr, 7 have been appointed for ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq to the 8 building and the restoration of the portico of ʿṯtr 9 ḏ-Yhrq, at the time of 10 ʾbkrb Ṣdq son of 11 Wqhʾl king of Maʿīn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Pillar |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | w. 23.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa |
| Ancient site | Yhrq (?) |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Gnoli 1993: 75-78, pl. 8/a | Gnoli, Gherardo 1993. Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa. Con diciotto tavole fuori testo. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 2. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |