| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
| 1 | The context in which to insert ṯwrn is not clear. |
| English | |
1 [... ...] to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, the Lord of ʾwm, two 2 statues of bronze and the bull in alabaster, because he returned safe 3 from the North, when ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb, the king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydan 4 despached him on mission towards the kings of the tribes 5 Ġs¹n, l-ʾs¹d, Nzrm and Mḏḥgm; and indeed he praised 6 the power and the might of ʾlmqh, because He saved the mission (requested by) his 7 lord and he returned in safety; may ʾlmqh continue to grant him 8 the favour and the goodwill of his lord ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb, the king of Sabaʾ 9 and ḏu-Raydan. |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
| 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 |
| ʿInān 1976: 399 | ʿInān, Zaid b. ʿA 1976. Taʾriḫ ḥaḍāra al-Yaman al-qadīm. Cairo. |