DJE 14 Lu 22; Graf 3
Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: pl. XII, fig. 36
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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 |
TEXT
1 Rṯd rʾb mlkn
2 w-bn-hw Rṯdm
3 hqnyy mrʾ-hmy ʾ—
4 lmqh bʿl ʾwm ṣ—
5 lmn l-wfy-hmw
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rṯd functionary of the king 2 and his son Rṯdm 3 dedicated to their Lord 4 ʾlmqh Lord of ʾwm 5 the statue for their safety. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 19; w. 17.5 |
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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 |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Lundin 1972 b: 13-14, fig. 3 | Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1972. Sabeyskie nadpisi muzeya v Taʿizze. Epigrafika Vostoka, 21: 10-18. |
| Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: 98-99, pl. 12, fig. 36 | Müller, Walter W. 1972. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Museum in Taʿizz. Neue Ephemeris für semitische Epigraphik, 1: 87-101, pls VI-XIII. |
| Ryckmans, Jacques 1973 a: 194 | Ryckmans, Jacques 1973. Études d'épigraphie sud-arabe en russe, 9 (année 1972). Bibliotheca Orientalis, 30/3/4: 193-194. |