BR-M. Bayḥān 10 MuB 10
Robin and Bāfaqīh 1980: 107, pl.5
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Mʿdkr(b) [... ... w]-
2 ʾḫy-hw Ḫs³fʾwm ʾ—
3 s¹ʿ(d) w-bny-hw Whbʾ[w]—
4 m w-Rbʿt w-Ydm bnw M—
5 [..]tm hqnyw mrʾ-hmw
6 [ʾl](m)qhw bʿl-ʾwm ṣ—
7 [l]mnhn ḏ-ḏhbn ḥg-n s²—
8 [f]t-hw l-qbly s¹bʾ—
9 [t] s¹bʾw ʿdy S²[.]bm w-ḥm—
10 dw mqm mrʾ-hmw ʾlmq—
11 hw bʿl-ʾwm k-rʾ k-ḫm—
12 r-hmw ʾḥllm w-ʾḫyḏ—
13 tm w-s¹bym w-mgtm w-
14 l-wzʾ ḫmr-hmw ʾlmqh—
15 w b-kl s¹bʾt ys¹b*ʾ*—
16 [n]n w-l-wzʾ ḫmr-hm[w]
17 (s²)rḥ w-wfy grybt-h[m]—
18 [w] w-bʿr-hmw w-ʾw(l)[d]-
19 hmw
| The letter n is dextrograde except at l. 16. | |
| 15 | The last letter is either a 'n' dextrograde or 'h'; it is certainly to be corrected in ʾ. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mʾdkrb [... ...] 2 his brother Ḫs³fʾwm ʾ- 3 s¹d, and his sons Whbʾw- 4 m, Rbʿt and Ydm, of the family M- 5 [..]tm, dedicated to their lord 6 ʾlmqhw, Lord of ʾwm, two 7 statues in bronze, as they 8 promised to Him because of the expedition 9 they did to S²[.]bm. They praised 10 the power of their lord ʾlmq- 11 hw, Lord of ʾwm, in fact He granted them 12 spoils, prisoners of war, 13 captives and good luck. May ʾlmqhw 14 continue to grant them (the same) 15 in all the expeditions they will do 16 and may He continue to grant them 17 safety and well-being of their persons, 18 of their cattle and of their 19 children. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bayḥān, Museum, 10 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 50, w. 22, th.10 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin and Bāfaqīh 1980: 106-110, pl. 5 | Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. and Robin, Christian J. 1980. Inscriptions inédites du Maḥram Bilqīs (Mārib) au musée de Bayḥān. Raydān, 3: 83-112. |