Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 6.5 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Construction text | ||
Royal inscription | Yes |
English | |
1 Wqhʾl Rym son of ʾbydʿ, king of Maʿīn, built the basin S²bʿn for his properties, 2 ḏt Rmln and ḏ Ḥrṣ, and committed it to ʿṯtr S²rqn, the gods of Maʿīn, the 3 gods of Sabaʾ and the tribal gods against anyone who may damage them and spoil them in war and in peace. |
Support type | Inscription on architectural structure |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 27, w. 145 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa (surroundings) |
Ancient site | Yhrq (?) |
Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
Country | Yemen |
Notes | The stone lies in the bed of the wādī al-Maqfiz. |
Link to site record |
Gnoli 1993: 95-97, pl. 17 | 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] |
Robin 1988 a: 102-103, pl. 6 | Robin, Christian J. 1988. Quelques observations sur la date de construction et la chronologie de la première digue de Maʾrib, d'après les inscriptions. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 18: 95-114. |