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Maʿīn 2 RES 2829; M 83


Bron 1998 a: pl. 8

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  Wqhʾl Ṣdq bn ʾlyfʿ mlk Mʿn w-ḥfy ±nfs¹ s³lʾ w-s¹qny↯ ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍm↯ w-Wdm (w)-(N)—
   2  krḥm ʾlʾlt Mʿnm kl mbny mḥfdn± Ẓrbn bn ʾs²rs¹↯m ʿd tẓwr ↯bny ḏ-Ḥḏʾr

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Wqhʾl Ṣdq, son of ʾlyfʿ, king of Maʿīn, and the judges of quarrels, dedicated and consecrated to ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍm, to Wdm and to N-
   2  krḥm, gods of Maʿīn, the whole construction of the tower Ẓrbn, from foundations to the wall that built ḏ-Ḥḏʾr.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 32, w. 300
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaʿīn
Ancient siteQrnw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City gate
NotesThe inscription is engraved on the western gate of the town.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Tawfīq 1951: pls 20-21/36-38Tawfīq, Muḥammad 1951. Aṯār Maʿīn fī Ǧawf al-Yaman. (Les monuments de Maʿîn). (Publications de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale du Caire. Études sud-arabiques, 1). ʾal-Qāhira: ʾal-Maʿhad ʾal-ʿIlmī ʾal-Faransī lil- ʾĀthār ʾal-Sharqīyah.
Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. LVIIIFakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Pirenne 1956: pl. XXIX/ePirenne, Jacqueline 1956. Paléographie des inscriptions sud-arabes. Contribution à la chronologie et à l'histoire de l'Arabie du sud antique. (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der letteren, 26). Brussels: Paleis der Academiën.
Bron 1998 a: 41, pl. 8Bron, François 1998. Maʿīn. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 3. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]