Schm/MA 3
Schmidt et al. 1987: pl. 9/c
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 7 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʿmmʿly →s¹ḥdṯ byt →R(w)ẓn (w)-s³l(ʾ) mr[ʾ... ...]
| 1 | The reading of the text is hypothetical. A sanctuary Rwẓn is attested in Ja 629, 46. Schmidt 1987: 134 reads three separated texts; side 1: s¹ḥdṯ byt, side 2: Rwyn (or, Rʿyn) bn Hlkmtr, side 3: ʿmmʿly. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿmmʿly restored the sanctuary Rwẓn and dedicated to Lord ... |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 36, w. 60, th. 37 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
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CULTURAL NOTES
The historical importance of the presence of a so ancient Minaic inscription in Mārib is worthy of being emphasized. See also the Sabaic inscription (Schm/Samsara 3) by a king of Maʿīn in the Mārib region.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Schmidt et al. 1987: 132-134, pl 9.a, 9.b, 9.c | Schmidt, Jürgen, Finster, Barbara, Herberg, Werner, Klaus, M. and Müller, Walter W. 1987. Mārib. Dritter vorläufiger Bericht über die Ausgrabungen und Forschungen in der Sabäerhauptstadt und Umgebung. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 4: 97-142. |