Fa 71 (= Fa 11) MaN 26
Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XLVI
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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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 [ʿlh]n Nhfn mlk S¹bʾ bn
2 [Y]rm ʾymn mlk S¹bʾ hqn—
3 y ʿṯtr-S²rqn ʿdy Nṭʿtn ḏy—
4 n ṣlmnhn ḥmdm b-ḏt [ḫmr-hw]
5 b-brq dṯʾn s¹qym mhs²f(qm)
6 b-Mrb w-s¹ry-hw mhḏrm w-ḥ—
7 mdm b-ḏt s¹twfyt ʾḏnt [w]-
8 ʾʿḍd-hw w-ʾmṭrn bn k(l) [m]—
9 (ṯ)brm w-mngwm ḏ-yhġlln-h(m)—
10 w b-hwt s¹qyn w-ḥmdm b-ḏt
11 s¹qy w-hs²fqn kl Rḥbtn w-h[g]—
12 rnhn w-kl mlk ʾlmqh w-s¹q—
13 y hwʾ dṯʾn b-wrḫ ḏ-ʾlʾl—
14 t ḏ-ḫrf Mʿdkrb bn
15 [S¹](m)hkrb bn Fḍḥm rbʿn [w]-
16 (l)-ḏt yzʾn ʿṯtr S²rqn ḫmr-
17 hmw s¹qym mhs²fqm l-Mry—
18 b w-ʾs¹rr-hw w-l-kl mlk ʾ—
19 lmqh w-l-wḍʿ w-htlfn kl
20 (ḍ)r-hmw w-s²nʾ-hmw b-ʿṯtr-S²rq[n]
| 11-12 | h[g]rnhn (Lundin 1973 a: 180), G. Ryckmans: "les deux Hirrân". |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿlhn Nhfn, king of Sabaʾ, son of 2 Yrm ʾymn, king of Sabaʾ, dedicated 3 to ʿṯtr S²rqn at Nṭʿtn this 4 two statues in praise because [He granted] 5 during the rainy season of spring abundant irrigation 6 in Mrb and in his two agricultural lands abundant irrigation; and 7 in praise because ʾḏnt and 8 its deflector dams and the (rain-watered) fields were protected from all 9 damage and incident that could damage them 10 during this irrigation; and in praise because 11 He irrigated and satiated (with rain) all Rḥbtn and 12 the two cities and all the realm of ʾlmqh. 13 And He irrigated that spring season during the month of ḏ-ʾlʾlt 14 of the year of Mʿdkrb, son of 15 S¹mhkrb, of the family Fḍḥm, the quarter. And 16 so that ʿṯtr S²rqn may continue to grant 17 them abundant irrigation for Mryb 18 and its valleys and for all the realm of 19 ʾlmqh. And so that He may humiliate and destroy all 20 their enemies and their rivals. By ʿṯtr-S²rqn. |
| 6-10 | "und als Dank dafür, daß (das Wadi) ʾAḏanat, seine Ablenkdämme und die (von Regen bewässerten) Felder vor jeglicher Zerstörung und Ereignissen bewahrt wurden, die ihnen während dieses Sayls hätten Schaden zufügen können" (N. Nebes 1994). |
| Nebes 1994 a: 196 (21) | Nebes, Norbert 1994. Arabia Felix. Beiträge zur Sprache und Kultur des vorislamischen Arabien. Festschrift Walter W. Müller zum 60. Geburtstag. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 98, w. 29.4, th. 34.2 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr S²rqn |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 107-108, n. 119, fig. 54 (facsimile); iii pl. XLVI | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Fakhry 1952: ii, 41-44 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Jamme 1962 a: 289, fn. 23 | 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. |
| Lundin 1973 a: 180-184 | Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1973. Deux inscriptions sabéennes de Marib. Le Muséon, 86: 179-192. |