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Maʿīn 71 RES 2827A+B; M 81A+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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| Halévy's copy (ll.1-11: Hal 252; ll.12-22: Hal 253). |
TEXT
1 tr | | mḫy
2 w-mʾtb[..]
3 ḏ-Mbrkn w-[..]y( l) s¹qyn s¹
4 w-ʾs²ʾm mh-s¹m b-brq |
5 rq b-ʿbr-s¹w b-ʾzqls²ṯw
6 t n w-ḏn ftḥn yḫtyr
7 mtʿnm mh-s¹m ḏ-S³rrh b
8 ḍwn bn qlḥ s²hr ʿwr
9 ʿd (ʾ)hn ymh (ʾ)w bn ḏ
10 s²hr w-ʿ.ys¹ʿd[.... ]ymh
11 ʾw bn fqhy s²hf w-wrd
12 w-b ʾhn ymh ʾw bn fs³[..]
13 ym s²hr w-ʿly ʿd s²ynym
14 y w-mhnʾ[.]y (b)n mnt w-ʿbʿ
15 h s²hr bn mhwrt llz ḏ[n]
16 ftḥn bn s¹t b-mhn y
17 s¹tngrn ywmnt ftḥn w-
18 mṯbtn s¹bʿ kf
19 | ḏ-Ḥḍr ʿd ḏ-Kfw
20 | Zf(w)n ḏ-(W)hbʾl
21 s¹mʿm ʾl[... ... w-S¹]—
22 ʿdʾl ḏ-L(ġ)y w-ʾq
| 9 | two s¹ instead of the two ʾ (Halévy). |
| 12 | w-ḍ instead of w-b; ʾwbn instead of ʾw-bn (Halévy). |
| 17 | ftḥbw instead of ftḥn w (Halévy). |
| 18 | mṯbt [..] s¹bʿ (Halévy). |
| 19 | ḏ-Ḥḏr wd (Halévy). |
| 21-22 | Previous editions restore S¹[ʿdʾl], but there are other names ending by ʿdʾl. |
| 22 | ḏl ly instead of ḏ-Lġy (Halévy). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʿīn |
| Ancient site | Qrnw |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1998 a: 83-84 | 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] |