Ja 588 MaMB 152
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 7
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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 | 1.1 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 (M)ʿ(d)krb w-bny-hw ʾlw[h](b)[ bn ḏ-Ḫ]—
2 zfn hqnyw ʾlmqh-(b)ʿ(l)-ʾwm (ṣlm)—
3 [n](h)n ḏ-ḏhbn ḥmdm b-ḏt ḫmr-hw ʾlm—
4 [q](h)- bʿl-ʾwm wldm ḏkrm ḥg-n k-tbs²—
5 [r ] ʿbd-hw Mʿdkrb b-mlʾ-hw w-l-wzʾ ʾ—
6 [lm]qh bʿl-ʾwm ḫmr ʿbd-hw (M)ʿdkrb ʾ—
7 [wl]dm hnʾm w-l-ḫmr-hmw ḥẓy w-rḍw (m)—
8 [rʾ]y-hmw ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-ʾḫy-hw Y[ʾ]z—
9 [l ] (B)yn mlky S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bny Frʿm Y—
10 [n](h)b mlk S¹bʾ w-l-s¹ʿd-hmw ʾlmqh (m)—
11 [ngt ] ṣdqm w-wfy grybt-hmw w-l-hʿ—
12 [nn-h]mw bn nḍʿ w-s²ṣy s²nʾm b-ʾl—
13 mqh- bʿl-ʾwm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mʿdkrb and his son ʾlwhb, of the family ḏ-Ḫzfn, 2 dedicated to ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, these two statues 3 in bronze, in praise because ʾlmqh, 4 Lord of ʾwm, granted to him a male child as He had announced to 5 His servant Mʿdkrb in His oracle; and might 6 ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, continue to grant to His servant Mʿdkrb 7 healthy children; and might He grant to them the goodwill and the satisfaction of 8 their two lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl 9 Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, sons of Frʿm 10 Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ; might ʾlmqh grant to them perfect 11 outcome and the safety of their persons; and might He help 12 them from the maleficence and malice of the enemy; by ʾlmqh, 13 Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. max. 22.2 (right), h. min. 18.6 (left), w. max. 15.2 (top), w. min. 13.7 (bottom), th. max. 12.7 (top), th. min. 11.7 (bottom) |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 95, pl. 7 | 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. |