DJE 13 Lu 23; Graf 2
Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: pl. XII, fig. 35
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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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Hwfʿṯt bn Bnym ʾ—
2 fys²n ḥwrw hgrn S²ʿ—
3 bm hqnyw ʾlmqhw
4 | bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn ḏ-ḏ—
5 hbn l-wfy-hmw w-w—
6 fy brw-hw-Klbm ġl—
7 m s¹tlqṭ bn Mrb w-l
8 s¹ʿd-hmw nʿmtm w-mn—
9 gt ṣdqm |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hwfʿṯt of Bnym from those of the 2 Fys²n tribe, inhabitants of the city of 3 S²ʿbm dedicated to ʾlmqhw 4 Lord of ʾwm the statue in 5 bronze for their safety and 6 the safety of his son Klbm, the young man, 7 who recovered from Mrb, and so that He 8 should grant them prosperity and good 9 luck. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 346 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 29.5; w. 16.5; th. 3.8 |
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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
| Lundin 1972 b: 14-17, fig. 4 | Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1972. Sabeyskie nadpisi muzeya v Taʿizze. Epigrafika Vostoka, 21: 10-18. |
| Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: 95-98, pl. 12, fig. 35 | Müller, Walter W. 1972. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Museum in Taʿizz. Neue Ephemeris für semitische Epigraphik, 1: 87-101, pls VI-XIII. |
| Ryckmans, Jacques 1973 a: 194 | Ryckmans, Jacques 1973. Études d'épigraphie sud-arabe en russe, 9 (année 1972). Bibliotheca Orientalis, 30/3/4: 193-194. |
| Jamme 1976: 97-98 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. |
| Jamme 1985: 235 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1985. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIV. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A203545#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed] |