Ja 551
Phillips, Wendell 1955: 212 (photo)
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SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Wall | ||||||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||||||
| Measures | h. 13.7, w. 27 | ||||||||||||
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| Notes on support and decorations | The measures, given by Jamme, refer to the text. Symbol of ʾlmqh at the beginning of the text, symbols of the mukarribs at the end (Jamme 1962, ii, 265 and pl. C/2). |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Notes | The inscriptions Ja 550-557 are engraved on the outside enclosure wall of the temple, at the sides of the western door (see the location in Jamme 1962 a: ii, pl. C/1). Ja 551 is engraved on the right of Ja 550. |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Ja 551 |
| Concordance | CIH 374; ZI 33 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: ii, pl.C/1 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1962. Sabaean Inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqîs (Mârib). (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 3). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. |