CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


CIAS: ii, 73 (photo)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  ʾlġz Yzd bn (Nb)ʿm(((Nb)ʿm)) mqtwy Ns²ʾ—
   2  krb Yʾmn Yhrḥb mlk S¹bʾ w-
   3  ḏ-Rydn bn ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-Yʾzl Byn
   4  mlky S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn hqny ʾlmqh-Ṯh—
   5  wn-bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhb(n) l-ḫmr ʿbd-h—
   6  w ʾlġz Yzd bn Nbʿm((Nbʿm)) br(wm) ḏkrm h[n]—
   7  (ʾ)m w-l-s¹ʿd ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿ(l)-(ʾ)wm ʿbd-hw
   8  ʾlġz Yzd bn Nbʿm((Nbʿm)) ḥẓy w-rḍw mrʾ-h—
   9  mw Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn Yhrḥb mlk S¹bʾ
  10  w-ḏ-Rydn bn ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-Yʾzl By—
  11  n mlky S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn w-l-hʿnn ʾlm—
  12  qh Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm ʿbd-hw ʾlġz Yzd
  13  bn Nbʿm((Nbʿm)) bn (b)ʾ(s¹)tm w-nkytm w-bn nḍ—
  14  ʿ w-s²ṣy s²(n)ʾm (b)-(ʾ)[lm]qh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾlġz Yzd of the family (or: son of) Nbʿm, mqtwy of Ns²ʾ-
   2  krb Yʾmn Yhrḥb, king of Sabaʾ and
   3  ḏu-Raydān, son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and Yʾzl Byn,
   4  kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn
   5  Lord of ʾwm the statue in bronze, in order that He grants to His servant
   6  ʾlġz Yzd of the family (or: son of) Nbʿm a healthy male child,
   7  and may ʾlmqh Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm bestows on is servant
   8  ʾlġz Yzd of the family (or: son of) Nbʿm, the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord
   9  Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn Yhrḥb, king of Sabaʾ
  10  and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and Yʾzl Byn,
  11  kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, and may ʾlmqh
  12  Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm protect His servant ʾlġz Yzd
  13  of the family (or: son of) Nbʿm against evil and damage and against the harm
  14  and malice of any enemy; by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 1410=AM 856
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 35.5, w. 27, th. 11
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Doe and Jamme 1968: 7-8, 19-20, pl. IIIDoe, D. Brian and Jamme, Albert W.F. 1968. New Sabaean Inscriptions from South Arabia. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 100/1: 2-28.
CIAS: ii, 71-73 (photo)Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités
. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]