Ja 569 MaMB 188
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 3
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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 (Lḥyʿ)ṯt w-(L)[... ... w-b]—
2 ny-hmw Mrṯd(m) [w-Ḥy]w(ʾ)—
3 wm w-Ḥywʿṯtr bnw (M)rb(ʾ)—
4 (n) hqnyw ʾlmqh-bʿl-ʾwm (ṣ)—
5 (l)mtm l-ḫmr-hmw ḥẓy w-rḍw
6 mrʾ-hmw ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb ml[k]
7 S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn Frʿm Y(nh)—
8 b mlk S¹bʾ w-l-wzʾ hw(fy)[.]
9 [... ...]
| 9 | Jamme reads the top of h, y/ṣ/ṯ, tt. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Lḥyʿṯt and L[... ...] and their 2 sons Mrṯdm and Ḥywʾwm 3 and Ḥywʿṯtr, descendants of Mrbʾn, 4 dedicated to ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, a 5 female statue in order that He may grant to them the goodwill and the satisfaction 6 of their lord ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb, king of 7 Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of Frʿm Ynhb 8 king of Sabaʾ; and might He continue to grant 9 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 14, w. 16, th. 13.5 |
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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: 54-55, pl. 3 | 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. |