DASI ID: ID: 3245
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"Gnoli 1993: pl. 17 By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)"
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Translations:
1Wqhʾl Rym son of ʾbydʿ, king of Maʿīn, built the basin S²bʿn for his properties, 2ḏt Rmln and ḏ Ḥrṣ, and committed it to ʿṯtr S²rqn, the gods of Maʿīn, the 3gods of Sabaʾ and the tribal gods against anyone who may damage them and spoil them in war and in peace.
Chronological
Period: B
Physical
Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 27, w. 145
Letter Measure: 6.5
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Minaic → Central Minaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes
Concordances: MAFRAY-ash-Shaqab 13
Spatial
Site: Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Yhrq (?)
Type of Site: Religious area
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