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Maʿīn 105


Arbach 2011 b: 206-207, fig. 8

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  Yʿḏrʾl bn
   2  ʿmḍmd ḏ-Ġrwt
   3  ʾb Wddʾl w-Rʾb
   4  w-Lbʾn s³lʾ
   5  Nkrḥ ʿzz ywm
   6  ḏbḥ ḏ-Qbḍ /3/
   7  w-ʿrb mṯʿy Wd
   8  w-rḍw-s¹ fnwt
   9  b-rʿẓ Wd w-ġyl-s¹
  10  Hrn((Hrn)) b-ywm
  11  ʾbydʿ

Apparatus
4we do not know whether the object of the dedication (ʿzz) is the pillar or a person.
6the final cipher sign is lacking.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yʿḏrʾl son of
   2  ʿmḍmd ḏ-Ġrwt,
   3  father of Wddʾl, Rʾb
   4  and Lbʾn, dedicated
   5  to Nkrḥ ʿzz, when
   6  he sacrificed to ḏ-Qbḍ 3 (victims)
   7  and made an offering to Wd
   8  and (the god) openly appreciated it;
   9  by the command of Wd and his torrent
  10  Hrn; at the time of
  11  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: 206-207, fig. 8Arbach, Mounir 2011. La découverte du temple intra-muros de Nakrah à Maʿîn, l'antique Qarnâ. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22: 201-214.