Ja 804 MaMB 118
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 45
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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 | 1.7 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]
2 [... ... w-l-ḫ]mr-hn rḍw
3 [... ... ](b)n ṭwʿ s²—
4 [nʾm ... ... b-ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿ](l) ʾwm
| 1 | Jamme reads: (s¹fl) "lowland". |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 [... ...] and might He grant them (fem.) the satisfaction 3 [... ... ] from the subjection of any enemy 4 [... ... By ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord] of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 8.3, w. 5.9, th. 2.5 |
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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 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 238-239, pl. 45 | 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. |