Antonini 1998, 10
Antonini 1998: 269, fig. 10
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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 |
TEXT
1 [... ...]Tbʿm [... ...]
2 [hqn]y ʾlmqh Ṯhwn [b]—
3 [ʿl ʾwm ṣl]mn ḥmdm b-ḏt
4 [hwfy-hw] b-ʾmlʾ s¹tmlʾ b-[ʾm-hw]
5 [w-]b-ḏt wkb ʿbd-hw Ḏ[... ...]
6 [ʾr]ḍ Ḥmyrm w-l-[wzʾ ʾlm]—
7 [q]h hwfyn-hw b-kl ʾm[lʾ y]—
8 [s¹]tmlʾnn b-ʿm-hw w-l-ḫ[mr-h]—
9 [w] wldm hnʾm w-l-ḫr[yn]-
10 [h]w ʾlmqh bn nḍʿ w-[s²ṣy]
11 [s²]nʾm b-ʾlmqh[ bʿl]
12 ʾwm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] Tbʿm[... ...] 2 has dedicat]ed to Almaqah Ṯhwn [lord 3 of ʾwm this sta]tue in gratitude because 4 He granted to him] his favours he had besought [Him 5 and] because carried out a mission (?) his worshipper Ḏ[... 6 the lan]d of Ḥimyar and that m[ay continue Alma- 7 qa]h to grant to him all the fav[ours he shall 8 be]seech Him and that He may vouchsafe 9 to him ] a healthy child and th[at may preserve 10 hi]m Almaqah from misfortune and [harm 11 of any e]nemy; by Almaqah [lord 12 of ʾwm. |
| Antonini 1998: 269-270 | Antonini, Sabina 1998. South Arabian antiquities in a private collection in Ar-Riyaḍ (Saudi Arabia). With a note by Giovanni Mazzini. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 9/2: 261-272. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Riyāḍ (Private collection) |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Antonini 1998: 269-270, fig. 10 | Antonini, Sabina 1998. South Arabian antiquities in a private collection in Ar-Riyaḍ (Saudi Arabia). With a note by Giovanni Mazzini. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 9/2: 261-272. |