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Shaqab 6


Gnoli 1993: pl. 9
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

According to Gnoli's palaeographical analysis, Shaqab 6 is the most ancient Minaic inscription found in the site of Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa.

TEXT

marker


   1  [...]ʾl bn Lḥyʿṯt
   2  [... ]ḏ-ʾh(l )(Gb)ʾn rs²—
   3  [w ʿ]ṯtr ḏ-Yhrq s³l—
   4  [ʾ ʿ](ṯ)tr ḏ-Yhrq m(s³)—
   5  [nd-s¹] b-ʾlʾlt Mʿn w-
   6  [Yṯl] m(d) ʾlyfʿ Ry—
   7  [m ml]k Mʿn w-rṯd s³l—
   8  [ʾ-s¹] (ʿ)ṯtr ḏ-Yhrq

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [...]ʾl son of Lḥyʿṯt
   2  [...] of the clan Gbʾn, priest
   3  of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq, dedicated
   4  to ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq his inscription,
   5  for the gods of Maʿīn and of
   6  [Yathill], at the time of ʾlyfʿ Rym
   7  king of Maʿīn, and he committed his dedication
   8  to ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq.
6The hapax "md" is translated after Gnoli (see also Gnoli 1990: 288, n.10).
Gnoli 1990Gnoli, Gherardo 1990. South Arabian Notes 3. East and West, 40: 286-288.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 67, w. 25, th. 12
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteShaqab al-Manaṣṣa
Ancient siteYhrq (?)
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Gnoli 1990: 286-288, fig. 6Gnoli, Gherardo 1990. South Arabian Notes 3. East and West, 40: 286-288.
Gnoli 1993: 80-82, pl. 9Gnoli, 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]