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MQ-Maqṣara al-Abraq 2 CSAI I, 50


Arbach et al. 2001: 98, fig.45

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters42
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

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   1  Mʿdkrb ḏ-Rs²m w-bn Qfʾn t—
   2  qdm l-mrʾ-s¹ kl ʿs²q s²—
   3  ṣnn w-nqbn b-S¹lfnyw

Apparatus
1Qfʾn seems to be another group name.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mʿdkrb ḏ-Rs²m and of Qfʾn di-
   2  rected for his lord all the cutting (of stones) of the
   3  dam and the canal in S¹lfnyw.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
Dimensionsh. (MQ-Maqṣara al-Abraq 1 and 2) 43.5, w. 51
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaqṣara al-Abraq
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach et al. 2001: 72, fig.45Arbach, Mounir, Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 2001. Matériaux pour le corpus des inscriptions qatabānites (II). Raydān, 7: 43-101.