| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
| According to Ryckmans, the text might be a copy of Ja 657. Iryānī transcribed the text in a paragraph arrangement that did not respect the original disposition of the lines. |
| English | |
1 Lfʿṯt Ys²ʿ, of the family Mrḥbm, dedicated to their Lord ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the three statues in bronze, which he had promised Him in praise because He granted him what he had implored from Him; and indeed ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, granted His servant Lfʿṯt Ys²ʿ, of the family Mrḥbm, the fulfilment for him of what he had implored from Him; and indeed he accomplished for his Lord ʾlmqh this dedication as he had promised Him; may ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, continue to grant His servant Lfʿṯt Ys²ʿ His favour in what he implores from Him and good healthy crops from all their lands; may He grant them the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord S²mr Yhrʿs², king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān and Ḥaḍramawt and Ymnt. By ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm and Ḥrwnm. |
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, al-Kuhālī collection |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| 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 w-Ḥrwnm |
| Link to site record |
| al-Iryānī 1973: 157-158 | al-Iryānī, Muṭahhar 1973. Fī taʾriḫ al-Yaman. Cairo. |
| Ryckmans, Jacques 1975 a: 208-209 | Ryckmans, Jacques 1975. Ḥimyaritica 5. Le Muséon, 88: 199-219. |
| al-Iryānī 1990: 190-191 | al-Iryānī, Muṭahhar 1990. Fī-taʾrīḫ al-Yaman. Nuquš musnadiya wa-taʿliqāt. Ṣanʿāʾ: Markaz al-dirāsāt wa-l-buḥūṯ al-Yamanī. |