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Maʿīn 18


Bron 1998 a: pl. 21

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters9.2
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ... ](b)n T[... ...]
   2  Mtbq(bṭ) ʾl W[rf ](b)ny Wrf ʾ(bn)
   3  w-ḏbḥ Qbṭ s¹dṯ w-ʿrb mṯʿy Wd
   4  b-ywm Yṯʿʾl w-Ḥyw

Apparatus
4There is no proof that Yṯʿʾl and Ḥyw were kings (cfr. Maʿīn 33); nonetheless, in the Madhabaean period, the dating of the text is conveyed by the typical formulaic expression b-ywm plus the name of the ruling kings. Concerning Yṯʿʾl, see also Maʿīn 43.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ... ]son of T[... ...]
   2  Mtbqbṭ god of W[rf] built Wrf with stone
   3  and sacrificed to Qbṭ six (victims) and offered offers to Wd,
   4  at the time of Yṯʿʾl and Ḥyw.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 42, w. 100
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaʿīn
Ancient siteQrnw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 1998 a: 58-59, pl. 21Bron, 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]