Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 0.7 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
9 | [b-ḫrf ... ...] (CIAS). |
English | |
1 [... ...] son of Ḏḫr- 2 ʾl dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn 3 Master of ʾwm the statue in bronze, in prai- 4 se because He favoured him with the favour he 5 had sought from Him, namely good health for his 6 wife [... ...] and his son Rbʿt 7 and [... ...]lwb and all their 8 children from [... ...] and the epidemic that occurred 9 [... ...]l son of ʾbkrb from 10 [... ...] and may ʾlmqh Ṯhwn 11 Master of ʾwm continue to favour him with all 12 the favours which he seeks from Him, by 13 ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Master of ʾwm. |
Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2349 |
Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 18.8, w. 8.5, th. 5.5 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
Ancient site | ʾwm |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm |
Link to site record |
CIAS: ii, 61-63, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |