CIAS 39.11/o 6 n° 5
CIAS: i, 85
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 1.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 S¹ʿdʾwm w-(ʾbkrb) [ḏy]
2 Rmln (ʾ)fys²n ḥwrw hg—
3 rn Ṣnʿw ʾdm mlkn hqny—
4 w ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm ṯwr—
5 n ḏ-ḏhbn ḥmdm b-ḏt hʿn w-
6 mtʿn ʾlmqh-bʿl-ʾwm ʿbdy-hw
7 [S¹]ʿdʾwm w-ʾbkrb bn ṭwʿ w-
8 [n](ḍ)ʿ w-s²ṣy s²nʾm w-mhbʾs¹m w-
9 [... ... wz]ʾn ʾlmqh-bʿl-ʾwm s¹ʿd
10 [... ... ʿbdy]-(h)w S¹ʿdʾwm w-ʾbk—
11 [rb ... ...](m) w-(m)ngt ṣdq—
12 [m ... ... bʿ](l)-ʾwm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S¹ʿdʾwm and ʾbkrb of 2 Rmln, those of Fys²n, inhabitants of the 3 town Ṣnʿw, vassals of the king, dedicated 4 to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the bull 5 in bronze, in praise because ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, helped and 6 saved His servants 7 S¹ʿdʾwm and ʾbkrb from subjection and 8 harm and malice of any enemy and evildoer and 9 [... ...] ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, continue to grant 10 [... ...] His two serva]nts S¹ʿdʾwm and ʾbkrb 11 [... ...] good luck 12 [... ...] Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 350 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 27, w. 19, th. 11.5 |
| 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 bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 83-85 (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] |