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Shaqab 18 MAFRAY-ash-Shaqab 13


Gnoli 1993: pl. 17
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 letters6.5
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyConstruction text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  Wqhʾl Rym bn ʾbydʿ mlk Mʿnm bny mʾḫḏn S²bʿn k-qnyh-
   2  s¹ ḏt Rmln w-ḏ Ḥrṣ w-rṯd-s¹ ʿṯtr S²rqn w-ʾlʾlt Mʿnm w-(ʾ)—
   3  lʾlt S¹bʾ w-ʾlʾlt ʾs²ʿbm bn ḏ-yḫbl-s¹ w-nḍw b-s¹lmm w-ḍrm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Wqhʾl Rym son of ʾbydʿ, king of Maʿīn, built the basin S²bʿn for his properties,
   2  ḏt Rmln and ḏ Ḥrṣ, and committed it to ʿṯtr S²rqn, the gods of Maʿīn, the
   3  gods of Sabaʾ and the tribal gods against anyone who may damage them and spoil them in war and in peace.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 27, w. 145
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteShaqab al-Manaṣṣa (surroundings)
Ancient siteYhrq (?)
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
NotesThe stone lies in the bed of the wādī al-Maqfiz.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Gnoli 1993: 95-97, pl. 17Gnoli, 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]
Robin 1988 a: 102-103, pl. 6Robin, Christian J. 1988. Quelques observations sur la date de construction et la chronologie de la première digue de Maʾrib, d'après les inscriptions. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 18: 95-114.