Shaqab 18 MAFRAY-ash-Shaqab 13
Gnoli 1993: pl. 17
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 | Construction text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 Wqhʾl Rym bn ʾbydʿ mlk Mʿnm bny mʾḫḏn S²bʿn k-qnyh-
2 s¹ ḏt Rmln w-ḏ Ḥrṣ w-rṯd-s¹ ʿṯtr S²rqn w-ʾlʾlt Mʿnm w-(ʾ)—
3 lʾlt S¹bʾ w-ʾlʾlt ʾs²ʿbm bn ḏ-yḫbl-s¹ w-nḍw b-s¹lmm w-ḍrm
TRANSLATIONS
| 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. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 27, w. 145 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| 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 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 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. |