Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||||
Writing technique | Incision | ||||
Measure of letters | 24 | ||||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text | ||||
Royal inscription | Yes |
English | |
1 Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn, king of Sabaʾ, 2 son of Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ, dedicated to 3 ʾlmqh, Lord of the ibexes of Ṣrwḥ, six 4 statues of bronze for his safety and the safety of 5 the house S¹lḥn and of their kingdom. May He grant 6 [... ...]. |
Jamme 1962 a: 269 | 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. |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 39, w. 57.5, th. 45 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Ṣirwāḥ-Khawlān |
Ancient site | Ṣrwḥ |
Geographical area | Ṣirwāḥ |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
Notes | From the ruins of the temple D (see A. Fakhry 1952). |
Link to site record |
Fakhry 1952: i, 48, n. 26, fig. 17 (facsimile); iii pl. XVII/a | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 9-10 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |