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Maʿīn 99


Robin, Antonini and Bron 2005-2006: 273-275, fig. 170

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Ys³qʾl bn ʿmḏḫ—
   2  r ḏ-Mlhm ʾb ʾbʾ—
   3  mr w-ʾlḏḫr s³lʾ
   4  ʾl Qdhm w-S²ms¹-Ḥḍ—
   5  r krb ʾbʾmr ḏ-s¹—
   6  brr ywm ḏbḥ Qbḍ
   7  /4/ w-ʿrb mṯʿy Wd
   8  w-rḍw-s¹ fnwt b-ʾ—
   9  lʾlt Mʿn b-ywm
  10  ʾbydʿ |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ys³qʾl son of ʿmḏḫr
   2  ḏ-Mlhm, father of ʾbʾmr
   3  and ʾlḏḫr, dedicated to
   4  ʾl Qdhm and S²ms¹-Ḥḍr,
   5  as obligation of ʾbʾmr, from which They
   6  released him, when he sacrificed to Qbḍ
   7  four (sacrifices) and offered an offer to Wd
   8  and (the god) was completely satisfied (with it); by the
   9  gods of Maʿīn, at the time of
  10  ʾbydʿ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 93, w. 56, th. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaʿīn
Ancient siteQrnw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
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CULTURAL NOTES

The gods ʾl Qdhm and S²ms¹ Ḥḍr appear only here and in Maʿīn 100.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin, Antonini and Bron 2005-2006: 273-275, fig. 170Robin, Christian J., Antonini, Sabina and Bron, François 2005-2006. Nouvelles inscriptions de Maʿīn. Arabia. Revue de Sabéologie, 3: 273-280.