Fa 87
Fakhry 1952: i, 113, fig. 60
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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 |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Nʾdnns¹ w-
2 kl ʾlwd-hw [.] S¹—
3 ʿdṯwn w-Rbb—
4 ns¹ hqnyw l-mrʾ-h—
5 mw Ns¹(r)m ʾlh ḏ-Ṣbʿyn
6 ṣlmt l-qbly ḏ-ḫmr
7 ḏ-s¹tdʿt Nʾdnns¹ l-wfy [... ...]
| 2 | ʾlwd-hw: metathesis for ʾwld. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Nʾdnns¹ and 2 all her children, 3 S¹ʿdṯwn and Rbbns¹ 4 dedicated to their Lord 5 Ns¹rm, God of Ṣbʿyn, 6 a statue because He granted 7 what Nʾdnns¹ asked, for the safety [... ...]. |
| 7 | The dedicator is a woman (Beeston 1981 c: 66). |
| Beeston 1981 c: 66 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1981. Notes on Old South Arabian Lexicography XII. Le Muséon, 94: 55-73. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 19, w. 18 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed in a building of the government. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 113, n. 136, fig. 60 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 56 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |