Ja 812 MaMB 132
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 47
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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 | 1.6 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Ys²f Rz[n ... ... w-bn]—
2 y-hw Rbʿṯ[t w-... ...]—
3 n ʾdm m[lkn ... ... ḥw]—
4 rw hgrn[ ... ... h]—
5 qnyw ʾlm(q)[h ... ... bʿl]
6 ʾwm ṣlm[... ...]
7 ḥmdm b-ḏt [ḫmr ... ...]—
8 w-hw Rbʿṯt w-[... ...]
9 [ʿ](bd)-hw Rbʿṯt[ ... ...]
| 7-8 | Jamme integrates [ʾbr]w-hw "his sons". |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ys²f Rzn [... ... and his sons] 2 Rbʿṯt and [... ...] 3 servants of the king [... ... inhabitants] 4 of the town [... ...] 5 dedicated to ʾlmqh [... ... Lord] 6 of ʾwm, (this) statue [... ...] 7 in praise because He granted [... ...] 8 Rbʿṯt and [... ...] 9 His servant Rbʿṯt [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 15.9, w. 7, th. 2.8 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 240, pl. 47 | 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. |