| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2-2.2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
| English | |
1 S²rḥs¹md, of the family Yṯʾr and ʾlfnm, 2 mqtwy of his lords Ys¹rm Yhnʿm 3 and S²mr Yhrʿs², kings of Sabaʾ and ḏ- 4 Raydān, dedicated to his lord ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, 5 the statue in bronze, so that He grants His servant 6 S²rḥs¹md, of the family Yṯʾr and ʾlfnm, to take vengeance and 7 take the better of the one who brought a lawsuit against him before His lord 8 S²mr Yhrʿs²; and may his lord ʾlmqh continue 9 to punish anyone who would bring a lawsuit against him before 10 his lord; may his Lord ʾlmqhw grant him 11 the satisfaction and the favour of his lord S²mr and 12 the safety of his person. |
| 7 | For the translation, see Ryckmans 1966: 486. |
| Ryckmans, Jacques 1966: 485-486 | Ryckmans, Jacques 1966. Himyaritica 2. Le Muséon, 79: 475-500. |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Measures | h. 40.8, w. 27.6, th. 9 |
| Link to object record |
| 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 |
| Jamme 1962 a: 148-149 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1962. Sabaean Inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqîs (Mârib). (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 3). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. |
| Ryckmans, Jacques 1966: 485-486 | Ryckmans, Jacques 1966. Himyaritica 2. Le Muséon, 79: 475-500. |