al-Saʿīd 2002a (4)
al-Saʿīd 2002 a: 15, pl. 4
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 S²fnḥlf w-Nʿmgd
2 ḏty Mrḍwt((Mrḍwt)) ʾmh
3 bn Ḥlḥlm hqnty ʾl—
4 mqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm ṣ—
5 lmtn ḏt ḏhbn ḏt
6 s²ftt-hw ʾmt-hw ḥmd—
7 m b-ḏt hʿn w-mtʿn bt-h—
8 my Mrḍwt bn ḥlẓ ḥl—
9 ẓt w-l wzʾ ʾlmqh bʿl
10 ʾwm mtʿn ʾmh-hw ʾlt
11 [... ...]
| 2 | The first Mrḍwt could be a lineage name but also, in view of its occurrence at l. 8, a female name indicating the two authors' mother. In this case, this would be another example of an inscription attesting to the matrilinear lineage. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S²fnḥlf and Nʿmgd 2 those of Mrḍwt, servants of the 3 family Ḥlḥlm dedicated to ʾl- 4 mqh Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm 5 the statue in bronze that his female servant 6 had promised Him, in praise 7 because He helped and saved their daughter 8 Mrḍwt from the disease from which 9 she suffered; and may ʾlmqh Master of 10 ʾwm continue to save His servants, those of 11 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Riyāḍ, King Saud University Museum |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| 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 Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Saʿīd 2002 a: 16, pl. 4 | al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F. 2002. Nuqūš sabaʾiyya ǧadīda fi ḏikr al-maraḍ. al-ʿUṣūr, 12/3: 7-21. |