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RES 4149


Johannes H. Mordtmann and Eugen Mittwoch
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: n. 33, pl. X

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  [...](m) ʾʾm[r]n ʾdm [... ...]m[... ...]
   2  [fr](s¹)n w-ṣlmt ḏ-ḏhb[n ... ...]bn... ...
   3  [s²]wʿw mrʾ-h(m)w-S²ʿrm-ʾwt(r) mlk S¹b(ʾ) [w-ḏ-Rydn bn ʿlhn]
   4  [Nh](f)n mlk S¹bʾ (w)-(ʿ)[z]yn l-t{|}zʾn s¹ʿ[d-hmw ḥẓy w-rḍw mr]—
   5  [ʾ-h]mw S²[ʿrm] [ʾw]tr mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn b[n ʿlhn Nhfn mlk S¹bʾ]

Apparatus
4lt zʾn: it could be a transcription error or an engraver's mistake.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [...] those of ʾmr, vassals [... ...]
   2  the horse and the statue in bronze [... ...]
   3  they served their lord S²ʿrm ʾwtr, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʿlhn
   4  Nhfn, king of Sabaʾ. And may ʿzyn continue to grant them the goodwill and the satisfaction of
   5  their lord S²ʿrm ʾwtr, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʿlhn Nhfn, king of Sabaʾ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Staatliche Museen, VA 5313
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 20, w. 37
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: 43-44, n. 33, pl. XMordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1932. Himjarische Inschriften in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, 37/1). Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs.