Ja 855 Fa 67
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 51
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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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 4.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn [mlk S¹bʾ bn]
2 Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ hqny ḏ[t Ġḍrn bʿlt]
3 S¹fly s¹dṯtn ʾṣl(m)[n ʾly ḏhbn]
4 l-wfy-hmw w-wfy mlk-hmw (b)-[ʿṯtr w-b-ḏt-Ġḍrn]
| 1-4 | The integrations are proposed by A. Jamme. |
TRANSLATIONS
| 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]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 35.5, w. 31 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed in a modern house. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 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. |