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"Bron 1998 a: pl. 34/a"

Text:

Translations:

1[... ...] when they dug, 
2pierced and walled 
3[... ...] their well Ṯmr 
4in the territory of Maʿīn, by the command 
5of Wd, and they walled 
6his cultivated territory and his tower; 
7by ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ 
8and by Wd and by Nkrḥ 
9and by ʿṯtr ḏ-Yhrq 
10and by Ḫlkrib Ṣdq, 
11king of Maʿīn and by Maʿīn.

Chronological

Period: B

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Pillar
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 120, w. 70, th. 40

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Minaic → Central Minaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: RES 2817+RES 2818, M 72

Spatial

Site: Maʿīn, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Qrnw
Type of Site: Settlement

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