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Jamme 1962 a: pl. 19
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Jamme 1962 a: pl. 19
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Jamme 1962 a: pl. 19
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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 | 1.8 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [R](bbm) [..](ḫ)r bn Ḫl—
2 (f)n ʾnm(r)m w-Ḥywm h—
3 qny mrʾ-hmw ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn
4 bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn ḏ-ḏ(hbn)
5 ḥmdm b-ḏt ḫmr (w)[fy]—
6 n ʿbd-hw Rbbm b(n)[ Ḫlf]—
7 n ʾnmrm w-ḏ-Ḥywm( b)n
8 ḥbl w-qs¹dt kwn b-hgr—
9 n Ẓfr b-qdmy ḏn ywmn
10 w-l-wzʾ ʾlmqh ḫmr w-
11 mtʿn ʿ(bd)-(hw )(Rbbm)( bn)
12 Ḫlfn bn bʾs¹tm w-nk—
13 ytm w-ṭwʿ w-s²ṣy s²nʾ—
14 m w-l-yḫmrn-hw ʾlmqhw
15 ḥẓy w-rḍw mrʾ-hmw K—
16 rbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm mlk
17 S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn w-Ḥḍrmt
18 w-Ymnt b-ʾlmqhw
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rbbm [..]ḫr, of the family Ḫlfn 2 ʾnmrm and Ḥywm, 3 dedicated to their lord ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, 4 Lord of ʾwm, a statue in bronze 5 in praise because He granted the safety 6 of His servant Rbbm, of the family Ḫlfn 7 ʾnmrm and Ḥywm, from 8 the alliance and the rebellion which were in the city 9 of Ẓfr, before this day; 10 and may continue ʾlmqh to 11 save His servant Rbbm, of the family 12 Ḫlf, from the misfortune and the 13 mischief and the subjection and the malice of the enemy, 14 and may ʾlmqh grant him 15 the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord 16 Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm king of 17 Sabaʾ, ḏu-Raydān, Ḥaḍramawt 18 and Ymnt. by ʾlmqhw. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 46.8, w. 18, th. 7 |
| 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
| Jamme 1962 a: 172-173, pl. 19 | 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. |
| Nebes 1994: 194 | Nebes, Norbert 1994. Verwendung und Funktion der Präfixkonjugation im Sabäischen. Pages 191-211 in Norbert Nebes. Arabia Felix. Beiträge zur Sprache und Kultur des vorislamischen Arabien. Festschrift Walter W. Müller zum 60. Geburtstag. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. |