Ja 608 Sh 22; MaMB 109; ZI 64
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 10
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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 Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn Yhrḥb ml—
2 k S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn ʾls²—
3 rḥ Yḥḍb w-Yʾzl Byn mlky S¹—
4 bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn hqny ʾlmqh-Ṯhw—
5 n- bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn ḏ-ṣrfn ḏ-mdlt-
6 hw ʾl(f)n rḍym ḥmdm b-ḏt hwf—
7 y-hw b-ʾmlʾ s¹tmlʾ w-tḍʿn b-ʿ—
8 [m-h]w b-qdmy ḏt hqnytn w-l-wz—
9 ʾ ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm ṣdq w-
10 hwfyn ʿbd-hw Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn
11 Yhrḥb mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn b-kl
12 ʾmlʾ yzʾn s¹tmlʾn w-tḍʿn
13 b-ʿm-hw w-l-wfy-hw w-wfy mlk-h—
14 w w-ḫms¹-hw b-ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn Yhrḥb king 2 of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʾls²rḥ 3 Yḥḍb and Yʾzl Byn, kings of Sabaʾ 4 and ḏu-Raydān, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, 5 Lord of ʾwm, the statue in silver, of which the weight 6 is thousand rḍym, in praise because He gratified 7 him with all the favours he sought for and implored 8 Him for, before this dedication, and may continue 9 ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, to perform and to 10 gratify His servant Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn 11 Yhrḥb king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān with all 12 the favours he will continue to seek for and to implore 13 Him for, and for his safety and the safety of his kingdom 14 and of his army force; by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. max. 113.7 (right), h. min. 113.3 (left), w. max. 38.1 (top), w. min. 35.4 (bottom) |
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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 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 106-107, pl. 10 | 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. |