Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 1.5 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
English | |
1 S¹ʿdʾwm and ʾbkrb of 2 Rmln, those of Fys²n, inhabitants of the 3 town Ṣnʿw, vassals of the king, dedicated 4 to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the bull 5 in bronze, in praise because ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, helped and 6 saved His servants 7 S¹ʿdʾwm and ʾbkrb from subjection and 8 harm and malice of any enemy and evildoer and 9 [... ...] ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, continue to grant 10 [... ...] His two serva]nts S¹ʿdʾwm and ʾbkrb 11 [... ...] good luck 12 [... ...] Lord of ʾwm. |
Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 350 |
Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 27, w. 19, th. 11.5 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
Ancient site | ʾwm |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm |
Link to site record |
CIAS: i, 83-85 (photo) | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |