Shaqab 6
Gnoli 1993: pl. 9
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| According to Gnoli's palaeographical analysis, Shaqab 6 is the most ancient Minaic inscription found in the site of Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa. |
TEXT
1 [...]ʾl bn Lḥyʿṯt
2 [... ]ḏ-ʾh(l )(Gb)ʾn rs²—
3 [w ʿ]ṯtr ḏ-Yhrq s³l—
4 [ʾ ʿ](ṯ)tr ḏ-Yhrq m(s³)—
5 [nd-s¹] b-ʾlʾlt Mʿn w-
6 [Yṯl] m(d) ʾlyfʿ Ry—
7 [m ml]k Mʿn w-rṯd s³l—
8 [ʾ-s¹] (ʿ)ṯtr ḏ-Yhrq
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [...]ʾl son of Lḥyʿṯt 2 [...] of the clan Gbʾn, priest 3 of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq, dedicated 4 to ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq his inscription, 5 for the gods of Maʿīn and of 6 [Yathill], at the time of ʾlyfʿ Rym 7 king of Maʿīn, and he committed his dedication 8 to ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq. |
| 6 | The hapax "md" is translated after Gnoli (see also Gnoli 1990: 288, n.10). |
| Gnoli 1990 | Gnoli, Gherardo 1990. South Arabian Notes 3. East and West, 40: 286-288. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 67, w. 25, th. 12 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa |
| Ancient site | Yhrq (?) |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Gnoli 1990: 286-288, fig. 6 | Gnoli, Gherardo 1990. South Arabian Notes 3. East and West, 40: 286-288. |
| Gnoli 1993: 80-82, pl. 9 | 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] |