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Maʿīn 110


Arbach 2011 b: 211-212, figs 15-17

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  [L](b)ʾn bn Ṣdq (|)
   2  (ḏ)-Ḫḍln ʾb Ys²k—
   3  ʾl w-ʿbd w-ʿmḏ—
   4  ḫr w-ʿmʿhr w-ʿ—
   5  mḏrʾ w-Rʾb s³l—
   6  ʾ Nkrḥ ʾbhfʿ
   7  | ywm ʿrb mṯʿy
   8  | Wd w-ḏbḥ ḏ-Qbḍ
   9  /6/ b-rʿẓ ʾl—
  10  ʾlt Mʿn b-ywm
  11  | ʾbydʿ |

Apparatus
6we do not know whether the object of the dedication (ʾbhfʿ) is the pillar or a person.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Lbʾn son of Ṣdq
   2  ḏ-Ḫḍln, father of Ys²kʾl,
   3  ʿbd, ʿmḏḫr,
   4  ʿmʿhr, ʿmḏrʿ
   5  and Rʾb, dedicated to
   6  Nkrḥ ʾbhfʿ,
   7  when he made an offering to
   8  Wd and sacrificed to ḏ-Qbḍ
   9  6 (victims); by the command of the gods
  10  of Maʿīn; 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: 211-212, figs 15-17Arbach, Mounir 2011. La découverte du temple intra-muros de Nakrah à Maʿîn, l'antique Qarnâ. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22: 201-214.