DASI ID: ID: 3068
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"Bron 1998 a: pl. 8"
Text:
Translations:
1Wqhʾl Ṣdq, son of ʾlyfʿ, king of Maʿīn, and the judges of quarrels, dedicated and consecrated to ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍm, to Wdm and to N- 2krḥm, gods of Maʿīn, the whole construction of the tower Ẓrbn, from foundations to the wall that built ḏ-Ḥḏʾr.
Chronological
Period: B
Physical
Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 32, w. 300
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Tor
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
Symbol Shape: Two-pronged fork
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: Nkrḥ
Symbol Shape: Snake
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: Wd
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Minaic → Central Minaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes
Concordances: RES 2829, M 83
Spatial
Site: Maʿīn, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Qrnw
Type of Site: Settlement
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