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Maʿīn 2


Bron 1998 a: pl. 8

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 32, w. 300
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeTor
      Symbol's referenceGod: ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeTwo-pronged fork
      Symbol's referenceGod: Nkrḥ
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeSnake
      Symbol's referenceGod: Wd
Notes on support and decorationsAlthough it is difficult to see in Bron's photo, a snake on the left on the inscription is clear in Fakhry's plate. For the symbols cf. Grohmann 1914: 53, fig. 135.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaʿīn
Ancient siteQrnw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City gate
NotesThe inscription is engraved on the western gate of the town.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleMaʿīn 2
ConcordanceRES 2829; M 83
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Grohmann 1914Grohmann, Adolf 1914. Göttersymbole und Symboltiere auf Südarabischen Denkmälern. (Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 58/1). Vienna: In Kommission bei Alfred Hölder.