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Maʿīn 3 RES 2803; M 58
Bron 1998 a: pl. IX/a
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Legal text |
TEXT
1 w-lhm ʿrb ḫlfhy h(g)rn kl ḏ-ys¹ṯb b-s¹ tḏnt
2 b-ʾmrh Wd
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 May he not pass through the gates of the town anyone who would fornicate in it, 2 by the command of Wd. |
| For the interpretation of ḏ-ys¹ṯb b-s¹ tḏnt, see Bron 1991 b: 39. |
| Bron 1991 b | Bron, François 1991. Deux inscriptions de la porte ouest de Maʿīn. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 21: 35-40. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Gate |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 32, w. 90 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʿīn |
| Ancient site | Qrnw |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City gate |
| Notes | The inscription is engraved on the western gate of the town. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1991 b: 36-39, fig. 3 | Bron, François 1991. Deux inscriptions de la porte ouest de Maʿīn. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 21: 35-40. |
| Bron 1998 a: 41-42, pl. 9/a | Bron, 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] |