Ja 587 MaMB 149
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 7
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 1.8 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾḥmd ʾẓlm bn Fḍlm hqny
2 ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhbn
3 ḏ-s²ft-hw l-ḏt ḫmr-hw hwfyn-hw bn kl s¹—
4 bʾt s¹bʾw w-s²wʿn mrʾ-hmw ʾls²rḥ Y—
5 ḥḍb mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn-Frʿm Ynhb m—
6 lk S¹bʾ w-l-wzʾ ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm hwfy—
7 n ʿbd-hw ʾḥmd w-l-ḫmr-hw ḥẓy w-rḍw mrʾ—
8 y-hw ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-ʾḫy-hw Yʾzl Byn mlky
9 S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bny Frʿm Ynhb mlk S¹bʾ
10 w-l-s¹ʿd-hmw nʿmtm w-mngt ṣdqm w-ʾṯmrm hnʾ—
11 m ʿdy ʾrḍ-hmw w-l-ḫmr-hw ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾ—
12 wm hʿnn-hw w-ḫryn-hw bn bʾs¹tm w-nḍʿ w-s²ṣy
13 s²nʾm b-ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾḥmd ʾẓlm, of the family Fḍlm, dedicated 2 to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the statue in bronze 3 which he had promised to Him because He has granted to him his protection in all 4 the expeditions they undertook and in which they followed their lord ʾls²rḥ 5 Yḥḍb, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of Frʿm Ynhb, 6 king of Sabaʾ; and might ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, continue to protect 7 His servant ʾḥmd; and might He grant to him the goodwill and the satisfaction of his two 8 lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, the two kings 9 of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ; 10 and might He grant to them perfect outcome and healthy fruits crops 11 in their land; and might ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of 12 ʾwm, grant to him to help him and to preserve him from misfortunes and maleficence and malice 13 of the enemy; by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 35.7, w. 21.9, th. 15 |
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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 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 94-95, pl. 7 | 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. |