Istanbul 7628 Gl A 756; Gl A 794
Beeston 1952: pl. II/A-B
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The two figures in Beeston's publication are joint here.
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The two figures in Beeston's publication are joint here.
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Relief | ||
| Measure of letters | 6.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
TEXT
1 ʿbydm Yzʾn w-ʿ(r)↯m Ys²ʿr w-Mr[... ... ... ...]—
2 y-hmw Byḥn w-Kwkb↯n w-mġbt-hm(y)[ ... ...]
3 (ḏ)t Bʿdnm w-b s²ym↯-hm[w] ʾlmqhw [... ...]
4 [mr](ʾ)y-hmw ʾls²rḥ ↯Yḥḍb mlk (S¹)[bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn ... ...]
| 1-2 | According to Höfner, if mġbt means "wall between two towers", between l.1 and 2 a possible integration is [mḥfd]y-hmy. |
| 2 | One cannot exclude that Byḥn and Kwkbn are toponyms. |
| 4 | [mr]ʾ-hmw in Beeston's edition. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿbym Yzʾn and ʿrm Ys²ʿr and Mr[... ...] 2 their two [houses?] Byḥn and Kwkbn and the defensive works thereof [... ...] 3 by ḏt Bʿdnm and by their Patron-god ʾlmqhw [... ...] 4 by their lord ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān [ ... ...] |
| Beeston 1952: 277 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1952. Four Sabaean texts in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Le Muséon, 65: 271-283. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7628 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 34, w. 32 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Beeston 1952: 275-277, pl. II/A-B | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1952. Four Sabaean texts in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Le Muséon, 65: 271-283. |
| Höfner 1981: 37 | Höfner, Maria 1981. Sabäische Inschriften. (Letzte Folge). Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 14. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 378). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. |