Ja 816+Ja 808 MaMB 191+MaMB 123
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 48
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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 | 2-2.3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ... ʾ]b[ʾmr ]bn Ṣ[... ...]—
2 m Kbr-ʾḥs³rn w-ʾq(y)[nm... ...]
3 w-ʾdhwn hqny ʾlmqh [ṣlmn ... ...]
4 ḏ-s¹twkl-hw ʾb[ʾmr ... ...]
5 tnḍʿ-h(w) [l-mlk ... ...]
6 Ḥẓrn[ ... ...]—
7 l l-ʾ[... ... hw]—
8 fyn [... ...]—
9 qh-bny[... ...] ±(w)-(ʾ)m(lk) [... ...]—
10 nyw w[... ... ] ±hgr bny [... ...]—
11 ʿ s²n[ʾm ... ... b-]±(ʾlmqh)|
| 1-2 | Jamme integrates: [qd]m. |
| 7 | Jamme integrates: l-ʾ[bʾmr. |
| 8 | Jamme integrates: [hw]fyn [grybt]. |
| 9-10 | Jamme integrates: [ḏ-q]nyw. |
| 10-11 | Jamme integrates: [w-ṭw]ʿ. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | th. 13 (Ja 816) |
| Link to object record |
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 |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 241-242, pl. 48 | 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. |