Ja 570 MaMB 227
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 4
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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 | 1.4 (max.), 1.2 (min.) | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...](m) Rkbn ʿbd mlkn hqny
2 [ʾlm](q)h-bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn ḏ-s²ft
3 [hw l-qbl]y ḏ-ʾl tgn b-ywm ṯmny—
4 [m ... ...] b-ʿm ʾs¹d mḫtn-hw w-h—
5 [... ...]rmn w-yrʾyn ḏ-s³f-hw b-k—
6 [l ... ... ]w-ġwy ʿn-hw w-rʾ k-s¹tyf—
7 [ʿ ʾlmqh ... ...]ys¹r ṯny ʾs¹n w-yqrʾn-(h)w k-
8 [... ...] l-gtnn l-ʾlmqh ks³ʿ y[.]—
9 [... ...h]my bn gtnnn l-ʾlmqh w-h—
10 [... ... hq]nytn w-l-ḫmr-hw ʾlmqh ḥ—
11 [ẓy w-rḍ]w mrʾ-hw ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb m—
12 [lk S¹b]ʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn Frʿm Ynhb
13 [mlk S¹](b)ʾ w-l s²rḥ yd-hw w-ls¹n-hw
14 [w-l-ḫry]n-hw bn nḍʿ w-s²ṣy s²nʾm
15 [w-l-ḫ](m)r-hw ʾlmqh brwm hnʾm
16 b-ʾlmqh-bʿl-ʾwm
| 5 | Jamme integrates [... ... mḥ]rmn |
| 8-9 | Beeston integrates y[wmn] |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...]m Rkbn servant of the king, dedicated 2 to ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, the statue which he promised 3 Him, because he did not gather crops on the eighth day 4 [... ...] together with these of his residence, and 5 [... ...] so He can show what he added to him (?) in all 6 [... ...] and his distress went away (?); and then declared 7 ʾlmqh His will [... ...] he sent two men so he will order that 8 [... ...] in order to gather crops for ʾlmqh on the subsequent day 9 [... ...] from gathering crops for ʾlmqh, and 10 [... ...] the dedication, and might ʾlmqh grant to him the goodwill 11 and the satisfaction of his lord ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb, king 12 of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of Frʿm Ynhb 13 king of Sabaʾ, and might He protect his hand and his tongue, 14 and might He deliver him from the maleficence and the malice of the enemy 15 and mightʾlmqh grant to him healthy children; 16 by ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm. |
| 4 | References in Jamme 1962 p. 56, according to which the term mḫtn suggest "a temple for sacrifices or for circumcision". |
| 8 | The translation of "on the subsequent day" is made on the base of the integration of y[wmn] by Beeston 1980. |
| Jamme 1962 a: 55-57 | 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. |
| Beeston 1980 a: 21-22 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1980. Studies in Sabaic Lexicography II. Raydān, 3: 17-26. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 27.7, w. min. 11.5 (top), w. max. 14.8 (bottom), th. 8.5 |
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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: 55-57, pl. 4 | 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. |
| Beeston 1980 a: 21-22 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1980. Studies in Sabaic Lexicography II. Raydān, 3: 17-26. |