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Maʿīn 11
Bron 1998 a: pl. XVII/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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 9.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| This is probably a fragmentary dedicatory text. |
TEXT
1 [... ... ʿṯtr ḏ-]Qbḍ w-Wd (w)-[... ...]
2 [... ... kb]wdt /7/ w-(ʾ)[... ...]
3 [ḏb](ḥ )(ʿṯt)r (ḏ)-[Qbḍ ... ...] ±
4 [... ...]
5 [... ...]
6 [... ...]
7 [... ... ʾ](ḫ)-s¹m Ḫ(l)[... ... ]
| 7 | Bron: Ḫl[krb], perhaps the king Ḫlkrb Ṣdq. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 35, w. 73 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʿīn |
| Ancient site | Qrnw |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1998 a: 52, pl. 17/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] |