DJE 15 Graf 4
Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: pl. XII, fig. 37
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Relief | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 [... ...]ynn w-l-s¹ʿd-
2 [hmw ʾṯmrm w-ʾfq]lm hnʾm bn
3 [kl ʾrḍt-h]mw w-l ḫryn-hmw bn |
4 [nḍʿ w-s²ṣy] s²nʾm b-ʾlmqh Ṯhwn |
| 4 | The epithet of the god "ṯhwn" can be translated on the basis of the comparison with the two arabic words ṯāhā, "to speak" and ṯaʾā, "furious" (Müller). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
[... ...] 1 [... ...]ynn and so that He should 2 grant them prosperous crops and harvests 3 from all their lands and protect them from 4 the maleficence and malice of any enemy; by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Taʿizz, Museum |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 9.5; w. 14 |
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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
| Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: 99-100, pl. XII, fig. 37 | Müller, Walter W. 1972. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Museum in Taʿizz. Neue Ephemeris für semitische Epigraphik, 1: 87-101, pls VI-XIII. |