Ja 818 MaMB 197
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 49
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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 | 2.8-3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ... hqny((hqnyw)) ʾl]—
2 [mqhw bʿ](l )(ʾwm)( mṯln ḏ)-(ḏhb)[n]
3 [ḥg-n ḏt wq]h-hmw ʾlmqhw b-[m]—
4 [s¹ʾl-hw l-]wfy bn-hmy ʾḥḏr [w-]
5 [l-s³f-hm]w ʾlmqh ʾwl(dm) (ʾḏ)[k]—
6 [rwm] (hnʾ)m ʾl(y y)wfy-(h)[mw ... ...]
| The integrations are proposed by Jamme. Unaccurate script; the letter m is reversed. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ... dedicated to] 2 [ʾlmqhw, Lord of ʾwm the image in bronze] 3 [according to what] ʾlmqh ordered to them in 4 [His oracle] for the safety of their son ʾḥḏr and 5 may ʾlmqh [add to them] male 6 healthy children whom He would protect [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | th. 14 |
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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 |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 242, pl. 49 | 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. |