Y.92.B.A 28
de Maigret and Robin 1993: 473, ph. 23
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 | 6.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ḏḫr ḏ-qhlt ʿṯ—
2 tr ḏ-Yhrq w-Yḥm—
3 ʾl w-bhn-s¹mn b—
4 hny Lḥyʿṯt ḏ-
5 ʿys²n s³lʾ (K)h(l)—
6 n Nbṭʿṯtr hw—
7 rn |
| 5 | Robin reads ʾhln, considering it an aberrant form for ʾlhn "god" or the noun "clan", both difficult interpretations. However, we read an initial k instead of ʾ, suggesting a new attestation of the god Khln Nbṭʿṯtr, cf. M 253, l.2: .]hln Nbṭʿṯtr, and M 227, l.2: Khln Nbṭ[... ...] (Rossi 2012: 377-378) |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḏḫr of the congregation of 2 ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq, Yḥmʾl 3 and their sons, sons of 4 Lḥyʿṯt ḏ- 5 ʿys²n, dedicated to Khl- 6 n Nbṭʿṯtr the 7 pillar. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Pillar |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 78, w. 31, th. 28 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Nkrḥ |
| Notes | The object was found during the excavations of the temple. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| de Maigret and Robin 1993: 486-487, 473 (fig. 23) | 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. |
| Rossi 2012 | Rossi, Irene 2012. Notes on Minaic epigraphy: reconsideration of some theonyms and divine epithets. Pages 375-386 in Alexander V. Sedov (ed.). New research in archaeology and epigraphy of South Arabia and its neighbors. Proceedings of the "Rencontres Sabéennes 15" held in Moscow, May 25th –27th, 2011. Moscow: The State Museum of Oriental Art. |