Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
English | |
1 [... ...] Tbʿm[... ...] 2 has dedicat]ed to Almaqah Ṯhwn [lord 3 of ʾwm this sta]tue in gratitude because 4 He granted to him] his favours he had besought [Him 5 and] because carried out a mission (?) his worshipper Ḏ[... 6 the lan]d of Ḥimyar and that m[ay continue Alma- 7 qa]h to grant to him all the fav[ours he shall 8 be]seech Him and that He may vouchsafe 9 to him ] a healthy child and th[at may preserve 10 hi]m Almaqah from misfortune and [harm 11 of any e]nemy; by Almaqah [lord 12 of ʾwm. |
Antonini 1998: 269-270 | Antonini, Sabina 1998. South Arabian antiquities in a private collection in Ar-Riyaḍ (Saudi Arabia). With a note by Giovanni Mazzini. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 9/2: 261-272. |
Deposit | Riyāḍ (Private collection) |
Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
Material | Stone |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Maʾrib |
Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
Link to site record |
Antonini 1998: 269-270, fig. 10 | Antonini, Sabina 1998. South Arabian antiquities in a private collection in Ar-Riyaḍ (Saudi Arabia). With a note by Giovanni Mazzini. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 9/2: 261-272. |