Shaqab 5
Gnoli 1993: pl. 8/b
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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 |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 S¹mʿ bn Ġwṯʾl ḏ-S²—
2 yd rs²w ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhr—
3 q w-Ġwṯʾl bn ʾws¹ (ḏ)-
4 S²gʾ s²wʿ ʿṯtr ḏ-Qb(ḍ)
5 (qt)dm k-ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq
6 (ḥ)dṯn w-ʿḏbht(y) rṣ—
7 [f w-]ḥṭbh ʿ(ṯ)tr ḏ-Y(h)—
8 rq b-ymh Yṯʿʾl R(y)—
9 (m) mlk Mʿn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S¹mʿ son of Ġwṯʾl, of (the clan) S²yd, 2 priest of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq, 3 and Ġwṯʾl, son of ʾws¹, of (the clan) 4 S²gʾ, minister of ʿttr ḏ-Qbḍ, 5 have been appointed, for ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq, 6 to the restoration and the repair of the portico 7 and of the cella (?) of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq, 8 at the time of Yṯʿʾl Rym 9 king of Maʿīn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Pillar |
| Material | Stone |
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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: 78-80, pl. 8/b | 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] |