CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: pl. XII, fig. 36
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Rṯd rʾb mlkn
   2  w-bn-hw Rṯdm
   3  hqnyy mrʾ-hmy ʾ—
   4  lmqh bʿl ʾwm ṣ—
   5  lmn l-wfy-hmw

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rṯd functionary of the king
   2  and his son Rṯdm
   3  dedicated to their Lord
   4  ʾlmqh Lord of ʾwm
   5  the statue for their safety.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 19; w. 17.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lundin 1972 b: 13-14, fig. 3Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1972. Sabeyskie nadpisi muzeya v Taʿizze. Epigrafika Vostoka, 21: 10-18.
Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: 98-99, pl. 12, fig. 36Müller, Walter W. 1972. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Museum in Taʿizz. Neue Ephemeris für semitische Epigraphik, 1: 87-101, pls VI-XIII.
Ryckmans, Jacques 1973 a: 194Ryckmans, Jacques 1973. Études d'épigraphie sud-arabe en russe, 9 (année 1972). Bibliotheca Orientalis, 30/3/4: 193-194.