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Shaqab 5


Gnoli 1993: pl. 8/b

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  S¹mʿ bn Ġwṯʾl ḏ-S²—
   2  yd rs²w ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhr—
   3  q w-Ġwṯʾl bn ʾws¹ (ḏ)-
   4  S²gʾ s²wʿ ʿṯtr ḏ-Qb(ḍ)
   5  (qt)dm k-ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq
   6  (ḥ)dṯn w-ʿḏbht(y) rṣ—
   7  [f w-]ḥṭbh ʿ(ṯ)tr ḏ-Y(h)—
   8  rq b-ymh Yṯʿʾl R(y)—
   9  (m) mlk Mʿn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S¹mʿ son of Ġwṯʾl, of (the clan) S²yd,
   2  priest of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq,
   3  and Ġwṯʾl, son of ʾws¹, of (the clan)
   4  S²gʾ, minister of ʿttr ḏ-Qbḍ,
   5  have been appointed, for ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq,
   6  to the restoration and the repair of the portico
   7  and of the cella (?) of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq,
   8  at the time of Yṯʿʾl Rym
   9  king of Maʿīn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Pillar
MaterialStone
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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: 78-80, pl. 8/bGnoli, 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]