Sanaa-Garbini 5 Ga 89(Ja)
Garbini 1976: pl. 2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Cast | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Lbm w-ʾḫ-hw w-
2 bn-hw bnw Ḥyw—
3 m hqnyw s²ms¹-
4 hmw ms³ndn
5 ḥg-n wqht Lb—
6 m b-ms¹ʾl-h w-
7 l s¹ʿd-hmw nʿm—
8 tm w-ʾwldm h—
9 nʾm bn ʾnṯt-
10 hmw b-S²ms¹m
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Lbm and his brother and 2 his son, of the family Ḥyw- 3 m, dedicated to their solar deity 4 the inscription, 5 as She ordered to Lb- 6 m in Her oracle. May 7 She grant them prosperity 8 and healthy children 9 from their wives. 10 By S²ms¹m. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Garbini 1976: 297, pl. 2 | Garbini, Giovanni 1976. Iscrizioni sudarabiche. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 36/2: 293-315. |