Ghul al-Masāğid 2
Bron 1992: 94
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾlḏḫr w-Lḥy mʿhrnhn bn Rtʿ w-Rtʿm ḏ-Ḥfry hq—
2 ny ʾlmqh ḏ-Mʿrbm nḫl-hmy w-ḥyft-hmy Dymt w-ṣh—
3 r bḥrn b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlmqh w-b ḏt-Ḥmym w-b ḏt-B—
4 ʿdn w-b Ydʿʾl w-b Yṯʿʾmr w-b Krbʾl w-b Ḏʾbm fqḍn
| 2 | Mʿrbm is the ancient temple name, see RES 3949. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾlḏḫr and Lḥy, the two mʿhr ("noblemen"?), sons of Rtʿ and Rtʿm, of Ḥfry, dedicated 2 to ʾlmqh ḏ-Mʿrbm their palmgrove and their terraced fields of Dymt and 3 cased the basin (?). By ʿṯtr, ʾlmqh, ḏt Ḥmym and ḏt B ‒ 4 ʿdn, and by Ydʿʾl, Yṯʿʾmr and by Krbʾl and by Ḏʾbm, the fqḍn ("inspector"?). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Masājid |
| Ancient site | Mʿrbm |
| Geographical area | Wādī Yalā |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh ḏ-Mʿrbm |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1992: 94-96, photo | Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites. |