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Maʿīn 103


Arbach 2011 b: 204-205, fig. 6

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ... ](b)n ʿmqwm
   2  ḏ-N(m)r (ʾ)b ʿmḍmd
   3  mwd ʾbydʿ s³lʾ
   4  Nkrḥ ʾbhyfʿ y—
   5  wm ḏbḥ ḏ-Qbḍ
   6  /8/ w-ʿrb
   7  mṯʿy Wd b-rʿẓ ʾ—
   8  lʾlt Mʿn w-b
   9  ʾbydʿ

Apparatus
4we do not know whether the object of the dedication (ʾbhyfʿ) is the pillar or a person.
7note the double oblique trait of the ẓ.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] son of ʿmqwm
   2  ḏ-Nmr, father of ʿmḍmd,
   3  friend of ʾbydʿ, dedicated
   4  to Nkrḥ ʾbhyfʿ,
   5  when he sacrificed to ḏ-Qbḍ
   6  8 (victims) and made
   7  an offering to Wd; by the command of
   8  the gods of Maʿīn and by
   9  ʾbydʿ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Pillar
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaʿīn
Ancient siteQrnw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Nkrḥ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach 2011 b: 204-205, fig. 6Arbach, Mounir 2011. La découverte du temple intra-muros de Nakrah à Maʿîn, l'antique Qarnâ. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22: 201-214.