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Shaqab 4


Gnoli 1993: pl. 8/a
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  ʿmydʿ bn Wʾl ḏ-Ẓ—
   2  yrn ḏy qhlt ʿṯtr ḏ-
   3  Yhrq w-S²ryḥ bn Ġ—
   4  wṯʾl ḏ-S²yd rs²w ʿ—
   5  ṯtr ḏ-Yhrq w-S¹mʿ (b)—
   6  n S²ryḥ ḏ-Hbrr qt—
   7  dm k-ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq m—
   8  bny w-ḥdṯn rṣf ʿṯ—
   9  tr ḏ-Yhrq b-ywmh
  10  ʾbkrb Ṣdq bn Wq—
  11  hʾl (ml)kh Mʿn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿmydʿ son of Wʾl, of (the family)
   2  Ẓyrn, (the two) of the congregation of ʿṯtr ḏ-
   3  Yhrq, and S²ryḥ, son of
   4  Ġwṯʾl, of (the family) S²yd, priest of
   5  ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq, and S¹mʿ son
   6  of S²ryḥ, of (the family) Hbrr,
   7  have been appointed for ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq to the
   8  building and the restoration of the portico of ʿṯtr
   9  ḏ-Yhrq, at the time of
  10  ʾbkrb Ṣdq son of
  11  Wqhʾl king of Maʿīn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Pillar
MaterialStone
Dimensionsw. 23.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteShaqab al-Manaṣṣa
Ancient siteYhrq (?)
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Gnoli 1993: 75-78, pl. 8/aGnoli, Gherardo 1993. Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa. Con diciotto tavole fuori testo. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 2. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]