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Maʿīn 107


Arbach 2011 b: 208-209, fig. 10

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

GENERAL NOTES

The bottom of the pillar is not visible, as it is still partly covered by the earth.

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾlqdm bn ʿlhm
   2  ḏ-Nmr ʾb ʾlʿz
   3  w-ʿmkrb w-Rbḥ
   4  mwd Nbṭʾl s³lʾ
   5  Nkrḥ ʿmhyfʿ
   6  ywm ḏbḥ ḏ-Qbḍ
   7  /9/ w-ʿrb
   8  mṯʿy Wd w-rḍw-s¹
   9  fnwt b-rʿẓ
  10  [ʾl](ʾ)[lt]( )(M)ʿn

Apparatus
5we do not know whether the object of the dedication (ʿmhyfʿ) is the pillar or a person.
10-11The bottom of the pillar is still unearthed, so it is possible that the text continues after l.10.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾlqdm son of ʿlhm
   2  ḏ-Nmr, father of ʾlʿz,
   3  ʿmkrb and Rbḥ,
   4  friend of Nbṭʾl, dedicated to
   5  Nkrḥ ʿmhyfʿ,
   6  when he sacrificed to ḏ-Qbḍ
   7  9 (victims) and he made
   8  an offering to Wd and (the god) openly
   9  appreciated it; by the command
  10  of the gods of Maʿīn.

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: 208-209, fig. 10Arbach, Mounir 2011. La découverte du temple intra-muros de Nakrah à Maʿîn, l'antique Qarnâ. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22: 201-214.