Y.92.B.A 21+30
de Maigret and Robin 1993: 472, ph. 22
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [ʿms¹mʿ b]n ʾws¹n ḏ-Blḥ kbr Yṯl ḏ-q—
2 [hlt ʿṯt](r) ḏ-Yhrq ʾb ʿmʾns¹ ḏ-ʾhl
3 [Gbʾn mw]d ʾbydʿ s³lʾ Nkrḥ s³nf(n)
4 [ywm bny] mḥfdn Lbʾn ḏ-ʿnn (ḫ)[...]
5 [... ...] blq ʾnf mws¹m q(d)[m ....]
6 [... ...]tqr bn ʾs²rs¹ (ʿ)[d s²qrn ... ...]
7 [... ... ](ḏ)-bytn Brn [... ... ʾ]—
8 (l)ʾlt Mʿnm w-Yṯl w-b ʾbydʿ Yṯ—
9 ʿ w-rṯd s¹ṭr-s¹ ʾlʾlt Mʿn w-Yṯl
10 bn ḏ-ys¹nkr-s¹ w-bn ḏ-ys¹fʾy-s¹m
| 4 | Robin "Lbʾn ḏ-ʿnn"; but cfr M 172, l.2. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿms¹mʿ son of ʾws¹n ḏ-Blḥ, kbr of Yṯl, of the con- 2 gregation of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq, father of ʿmʾns¹, of the clan 3 Gbʾn, friend of ʾbydʿ, dedicated to Nkrḥ the gate 4 when he built the tower Lbʾn which is in front of (?) [... ...] 5 [... ...] in limestone, the adorned façade on the front [... ...] 6 [... ...]blocks, from foundations to [the top ... ...] 7 [... ...] of the temple Brn [... ...] 8 gods of Maʿīn and Yṯl, and by ʾbydʿ Yṯʿ; 9 he committed his inscription to the gods of Maʿīn and Yṯl 10 against the one who may damage it and the one who may remove them. |
| 4 | Robin "Lbʾn ḏ-ʿnn". |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework (s³nf) |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Nkrḥ |
| Notes | The object was found during the excavation of the temple. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| de Maigret and Robin 1993: 485-486, 472 (fig. 22) | de Maigret, Alessandro and Robin, Christian J. 1993. Le temple de Nakraḥ à Yathill (aujourd'hui Barāqish), Yémen, résultats des deux premières campagnes de fouilles de la mission italienne. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres: 427-496. |