Shaqab 16
Gnoli 1993: pl. 15
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 (Ḥ)yw w-Ḫrf b[n]—
2 y Mtʿ ḏ-ʿs¹d(n)
3 s³lʾ ʿṯtr ḏ-[Y]—
4 hrq ms¹lmn
5 (b) hn ḥfr bʾr [k]-
6 mṯʿdh-s¹mn
7 (b)-(ḏ)-Bʾrn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥyw and Ḫrf, sons 2 of Mtʿ, of (the clan) ʿs¹dn, 3 dedicated to ʿṯtr ḏ- 4 Yhrq the altar, 5 because they dug a well for 6 their field 7 in ḏ-Bʾrn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Offering table » With plain gutter (ms¹lm) |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa |
| Ancient site | Yhrq (?) |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Gnoli 1993: 92-95, pl. 15 | 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] |