CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 67
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Rbbm bn [... ...] w[... ...] mq—
   2  twyy Whb[ʾwm] Y[...] w-[...] ʾzʾ—
   3  d bny Gdnm w-[... ... hqny ... ...] ṣlm—
   4  nh(n) ḏ-ḏhbn ḏ-b-hw ḥ[md b-ḏt ... ...] w-b-ḏt hʿn w-m—
   5  tʿn grbyt ʿbdy-hw R(b)[bm ... ...]
   6  qs¹btm ḏ-qs¹b Rbbm [... ...]
   7  ʿdy ḏrʿ ʾblm w-bn ḏr[... ...]
   8  S²kr(m) (b)n Yhrm w-ʿl-n w[... ... ... ...]—
   9  nyn ʿdy bʿd ʾḏn S²krm bn yt q[... ... ... ...]—
  10  n ḫlw ʾs¹n S²krm bn [... ...]—
  11  ʿ Hrn S¹ʿdʾwm ʿbd bn Gdn[m ... ...]—
  12  hw Wdydm b-mblʿtm((Mblʿtm)) w-rʾ k[... ...] w-s¹t—
  13  yfʿ l-hmw b-mlʾm k-bn-hw [... ...]—
  14  rd ʿl-hmw qs¹b Rbbm ḥs²d[... ...]
  15  [..]dʾwm l-qbly ḏ-s³yf Rb[bm ... ...]
  16  [... ...] b-k-n ẓyw b-ʿm mrn[... ...]
  17  [..] w-l-wmʾ Hrn ḫlw[... ...]
  18  [..]ytb w-s¹wqṭm w-l-ḫm[r-hmw ... ...] w-rḍ—
  19  w mrʾ-hmw Whbʾwm Y[... w-...]
  20  ʾzʾd bny G(d)[nm]

Apparatus
12mblʿtm: probably place name (G. Ryckmans 1952).
Wdydm: hypochoristic of the proper name Wddm.
14ḥs²d: it is often found as tribal name.
18s¹wqṭm: probably proper name (G. Ryckmans 1952).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rbbm, son of [... ...],
   2  the two mqtwyy of Whbʾwm Y[...] and [...]
   3  ʾzʾd, of the family Gdnm and [... ... dedicated ... ...]
   4  these two statues in bronze by which he praised [because ... ...] and because He helped and
   5  saved the persons of His servants R(b)[bm ... ...]
   6  damage which Rbbm committed [... ...]
   7  in the offering (?) of a camel and from [... ...]
   8  S²krm, son of Yhrm, and concerning [... ...]
   9  in the deafness of S²krm from [... ...]
  10  saved the man S²krm from [... ...]
  11  Hrn, S¹ʿdʾwm, servant of the family Gdnm [... ...]
  12  Wdydm in Mblʿtm (?) and so [... ...] and (He)
  13  declared His will to them in an oracle that concerning him [... ...]
  14  regarding them. Rbbm did a damage [... ...]
  15  [..] because Rbbm ? [... ...]
  16  [... ...] when he ? together with [... ...]
  17  [..] and may ? Hrn [... ...]
  18  [..] and ? and may He grant[ them... ...] and the
  19  satisfaction of their lord Whbʾwm Y[... ... and ...]
  20  ʾzʾd, of the family of Gdnm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 35.5, w. 17
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed in a building of the government.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 118, n. 169 , fig. 67Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 70-72Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.