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Maʿīn 104
Arbach 2011 b: 205-206, fig. 7
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ṣbḥhm bn ʿlhm
2 ḏ-Nmr ʾb ʿmydʿ
3 mwd ʾbydʿ s³lʾ
4 Nkrḥ ʾbkhl yw—
5 m ḏbḥ ḏ-Qbḍ
6 /10/ w-ʿrb
7 mṯʿy Wd b-rʿẓ
8 ʾlʾlt Mʿn w-b
9 ʾbydʿ
| 4 | we do not know whether the object of the dedication (ʾbkhl ) is the pillar or a person. |
| 6 | Arbach reads number "8". |
| 7 | note the double oblique trait of the ẓ. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ṣbḥhm son of ʿlhm 2 ḏ-Nmr, father of ʿmydʿ, 3 friend of ʾbydʿ, dedicated 4 to Nkrḥ ʾbkhl, when 5 he sacrificed to ḏ-Qbḍ 6 10 (victims) and made 7 an offering to Wd; by the command 8 of the gods of Maʿīn and by 9 ʾbydʿ. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Pillar |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʿīn |
| Ancient site | Qrnw |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Nkrḥ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach 2011 b: 205-206, fig. 7 | Arbach, Mounir 2011. La découverte du temple intra-muros de Nakrah à Maʿîn, l'antique Qarnâ. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22: 201-214. |