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Maʿīn 19
Bron 1998 a: pl. 21/b
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 | 7.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ... ](b)-(ʾḥḍr byt )ʿ(ṯ)[tr ... ...](r)
2 [... ... r](ṯ)d ʾhl Qḥl hqnyt-s¹m w-s³lʾ-s¹m w-ʾs¹ṭr-s¹m ʿṯtr
3 [... ...]s¹ w-s¹nkr bn mqmh-s¹ |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] during the festivals of the temple of ʿṯtr [... ..] 2 [... ...] the clan Qḥl committed his dedication, his offer and his inscriptions to ʿṯtr 3 [... ...] and remove from its place. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 30, w. 160 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʿīn |
| Ancient site | Qrnw |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1998 a: 59-60, pl. 21/b | 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] |