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Maʿīn 111
Arbach 2011 b: 212-213, fig. 18
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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| The left part of the pillar was not photographed. The lacuna is not due to a damage of the text. On the basis of l.3, it seems correct to restore two or three letters at the end of each line. |
TEXT
1 (ʾ)lqdm bn [..]—
2 (s¹)mʿ ḏ-Ḏ(wl)[ ʾb]
3 Ḥyw w-G(ʿ)r (s³)[lʾ]
4 Nkrḥ ʿmk[rb]
5 ywm ḏbḥ ḏ-Q[bḍ]
6 ṯmn b-rʿẓ [... ...]
7 [... ...]
| 1-2 | possibly [ʾl]s¹mʿ, [ʾb]s¹mʿ or [ʿm]s¹mʿ. |
| 2 | the reading of the name of group is difficult. In any case, it seems to be a hapax. |
| 6 | we do not know whether the object of the dedication (ʿmkrb) is the pillar or a person. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾlqdm son of [..]s¹mʿ 2 ḏ-Ḏwl, father of 3 Ḥyw and Gʿr, dedicated 4 Nkrḥ ʿmkrb, 5 when he sacrificed to ḏ-Qbḍ 6 eight (victims) by the command of [... ...] 7 [... ...] |
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: 212-213, fig. 18 | Arbach, Mounir 2011. La découverte du temple intra-muros de Nakrah à Maʿîn, l'antique Qarnâ. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22: 201-214. |