al-Saʿīd 2002a (2)
al-Saʿīd 2002 a: 11, pl. 2
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| 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 - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [.](m)[.](t)[...]
2 [..]y Khlyn hq[n]—
3 (y) ʾlmqh Ṯhwn
4 (b)ʿl ʾwm ṣlmnh(n)
5 (l)-wfy-hw w-l ḫryn-[h]—
6 w bn mrḍ w-bʾs¹t[m]
| 2 | [bn]y (the editor). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 .. Khlyn dedicated to 3 ʾlmqh Ṯhwn 4 Master of ʾwm these (two ?) statues 5 for his safety, and so that He may deliver him 6 from any sickness and harm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Riyāḍ, King Saud University Museum |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh Ṯhwn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Saʿīd 2002 a: 12, pl. 2 | al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F. 2002. Nuqūš sabaʾiyya ǧadīda fi ḏikr al-maraḍ. al-ʿUṣūr, 12/3: 7-21. |