al-Saʿīd 2002a (3)
al-Saʿīd 2002 a: 13, pl. 3
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 - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Ḥywm ʿbd bn Ḫḏwt h[qn]—
2 y ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾw[m ṣ]—
3 lmnhn ḏ-ḏhbn l-ḏt hʿn ʾl[mqh]
4 Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm Ḥywm ʿbd [bn Ḫ]—
5 ḏwt bn ḥlẓ ḥlẓ (w)-(l)[ ... ʾl]—
6 [mqh-Ṯ](h)wn-bʿl-ʾwm [... ...]
7 [... ...]
| 6 | possible intregration: w-l [wzʾ |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥywm servant of ibn Ḫḏwt dedicated to 2 ʾlmqh Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm 3 these (two ?) statues in bronze, because ʾlmqh 4 Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm helped Ḥywm servant of ibn Ḫ- 5 ḏwt concerning the disease from which he suffered; and may ʾlmqh 6 Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm [continue ... ...] 7 [... ...] |
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: 14, pl, 3 | al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F. 2002. Nuqūš sabaʾiyya ǧadīda fi ḏikr al-maraḍ. al-ʿUṣūr, 12/3: 7-21. |