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RES 4818 Gl 764
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [... ...]
2 [.] (hq)ny ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm ṣlm[n ḏ-ḏhbn l-wfy ʿbd-]
3 hw ʾls¹ʿd ḥg-ḏt wqh-hw ʾlm[q]h[ b-ms¹ʾl-hw l-wfy-]
4 hmw w-wfy bny Grt w-l[ s¹ʿd-hmw ʾlmqh ʾwld]—
5 m ʾ(ḥ)rrm ʾḏkrwm ʿlnym w-l ʾḫr[ w-mnʿn ʾl]—
6 [m]qh hyl[ w-ʾ]ṭly w-mnḍʿ s²nʾm b-ʿṯt[r w-b ʾlmqh]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 dedicated to ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, the statue in bronze for the safety of his servant 3 ʾls¹ʿd, according to what ʾlmqh ordered him in His oracle, for their safety 4 and the safety of the family Grt, and may ʾlmqh grant them 5 free, male and notable children, and may ʾlmqh remove and prevent 6 the fear, the calumnies and the harm of enemies. By ʿṯtr and by ʾlmqh. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Notes | The stone comes from an area NE of Marib. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Höfner 1938: 37 | Höfner, Maria 1938. Die Inschriften aus Glaser Tagebuch XI (Mārib). Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 45: 7-37. |