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GOAM 314


Arbach and Audouin 2007: 70, cat. 42

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyExpiation text

TEXT

marker


   1  S¹lmt ḏt-Ḫ—
   2  ḏb ntḫyt w-
   3  ntḏr k-Nkrḥ |
   4  s²ymh-s¹ b-ḏt ʾ—
   5  rḫt b-wldh-s¹ |
   6  b-ḍlʿn b-ʾmr |
   7  w-mrḍwhy Nk—
   8  rḥ |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S¹lmt (wife) of Ḫḏb
   2  confessed and
   3  did penance to Nkrḥ,
   4  her patron, because of what
   5  she did regarding her son
   6  during the illness; by the authority
   7  and the approvals of
   8  Nkrḥ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, GOAM 314
Support typeArtefact » Stela
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 55.5, w. 26.5, th. 10
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
NotesThe stela probably comes from the temple of Nkrḥ inside Baraqish, like other penitential inscriptions.
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CULTURAL NOTES

This is the only complete Minaic penitential text dedicated by a woman, because of something wrong she did regarding her son during an illness.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and Audouin 2007: 70, cat. 42Arbach, Mounir and Audouin, Rémy 2007. Collection of Epigraphic and Archaeological Artifacts from al-Jawf Sites. Ṣanʿâʾ National Museum. 2. Ṣanʿāʾ: UNESCO-SFD / Ṣanʿāʾ: National Museum. [Text in English and Arabic]