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Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XLV/b
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- Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XLV/b
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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 |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The script is unaccurate , the inscription could also be in Ancient Sabaic. |
TEXT
1 ʾws¹n bn Ṭḥln w-
2 ʾ(ḫ)-hw w-bn-hw bnw
3 Ṭḥln hqnyw ʾlm—
4 qh bʿl S²bʿn ms¹l—
5 mn b-wfy ʾn(f)s¹-hm—
6 w w-ʾbyt-hmw
7 w-hrt-hmw Mʿ—
8 (w)lm w-ḏ qhlm
9 w-s²nqm b-ʿṯtr
10 w-ʾlmqh w-ḏt-Ḥ—
11 mym w-ḏt-Bʿ—
12 dnm w-b S¹mhʿ—
13 ly w-b mrʾ-hm—
14 w Ḏrḥʾl w-b-s²—
15 ʿb-hmw ḏ-Ys¹h[r]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾws¹n, of the family Ṭḥln, and 2 his brother and his son, of the family 3 Ṭḥln, dedicated to 4 ʾlmqh, Lord of S²bʿn, the altar 5 for the safety of their persons, 6 their houses 7 and their fields 8 Mʿwlm and of the community 9 and of the associated community. By ʿṯtr, 10 ʾlmqh, ḏt 11 Ḥmym and ḏt 12 Bʿdnm; and by S¹mhʿly 13 and their lord 14 Ḏrḥʾl, and by their tribe 15 Ys¹hr. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner (ms¹lm) |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Granite |
| Measures | h. 132; h. 30, w. 28 (upper part) |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²qm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl S²bʿn. |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The inscription comes form the torrent Shagab Umm Tabaq, 50 minuts from Mārib. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 119, n. 174 , fig. 69; iii, XLV/b | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 75-76 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |