Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 4.5 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary | ||
Royal inscription | Yes |
1-4 | The integrations are proposed by A. Jamme. |
English | |
1 Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn, king of Sabaʾ, son of 2 Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ, dedicated to [ḏt Ġḍrn, Lady of] 3 S¹fly, six statues in bronze 4 for their safety and the safety of their royal property. By [ʿṯtr and ḏt-Ġḍrn]. |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 35.5, w. 31 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Maʾrib |
Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
Notes | Reemployed in a modern house. |
Link to site record |
Fakhry 1952: i, 106, n. 115, fig. 51 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 39 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |
Jamme 1962 a: 271 | 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. |