Ja 582 MaMB 163
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 6
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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 | 2.2 (max.); 2 (min.) | ||
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾwlṭ bn Klbn (mqtwy)
2 ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-ʾḫy-
3 (h)w Yʾzl Byn mlky S¹bʾ w-ḏ-(R)—
4 ydn bny Frʿm Ynhb mlk S¹b—
5 ʾ hqny ʾlmqh Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm
6 ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhbn ḏ-s²ft-hw l-wfy-
7 hw w-l-ḫmr-hw ḥẓy w-rḍw mr—
8 ʾy-hw ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-ʾḫy-hw
9 Yʾzl Byn mlky S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Ryd—
10 n b-ʾlmqh bʿl-ʾw(m)
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾwlṭ, of the family Klbn, mqtwy of 2 ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother 3 Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, 4 sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ, 5 dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, 6 the statue in bronze, which he had promised to Him in order that He may save 7 him and grant to him the goodwill and the satisfaction of his 8 two lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother 9 Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾand ḏu-Raydān; 10 by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 24 (right), h. max. 25.4 (center), h. min. 21 (left), w. max. 19.3 (bottom), w. min. 18.8 (top), th. 12.7 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 89, pl. 6 | 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. |