Ja 554 ZI 39
Estampage of the inscription by A. Jamme
Phillips, Wendell 1955: 240
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Phillips, Wendell 1955: 240
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 23.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
| According to the linguistic analysis by P. Stein (2005 c), the inscriptions on the wall of the temple of Awām are dated between the end of the 4th and the end of the 2nd century BC (apart from Ja 552, which is dated to the 4th century BC). Their textual peculiarities show the shift from the Early to the Middle Sabaic linguistic periods. For the chronology, see the discussion in Wissmann 1982: 353 ff., Stein 2005 c: 187-189, Avanzini 2010: 188. |
TEXT
1 Ḏmrkrb bn ʾbkrb bn S²wḏbm w-S¹mhʾmr bn Tbʿkrb bn Rs²wn mʿhdy qyn ʾlmqh b-ʾwm bnyy w-hḥdṯ ʾlmqh tmlʾ gnʾn ln mḥfdn ʿd s¹ṭr w-hqnyt Ḏmrkrb bn S²wḏbm ln ʾwdn ḏ-s¹ṭrn ʿd s²qrm bn mbʿl ʾlmqh |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḏmrkrb son of ʾbkrb ibn S²wḏbm and S¹mhʾmr son of Tbʿkrb descendant of Rs²wn, functionaries of the qyn of ʾlmqh in ʾwm, built and renewed for ʾlmqh the completion of the wall from the tower to the inscription and the dedication of Ḏmrkrb descendant of S²wḏbm, from the limit of the inscription to top, among the property of ʾlmqh. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Wall |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 23.5, w. 1144 (measures of the text) |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Notes | The inscriptions Ja 550-557 are engraved on the outside enclosure wall of the temple, at the sides of the western door (see the location in Jamme 1962 a: ii, pl. C/1). Ja 554 is engraved on the left of Ja 552. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Phillips, Wendell 1955: 240 (photo) | Phillips, Wendell 1955. Qataban and Sheba. Exploring ancient kingdoms on the Biblical spice routes of Arabia. New York: Harcourt Brace. |
| Jamme 1962 a: i, 18 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1962. Sabaean Inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqîs (Mârib). (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 3). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. |
| ʿInān 1976: 286 | ʿInān, Zaid b. ʿA 1976. Taʾriḫ ḥaḍāra al-Yaman al-qadīm. Cairo. |
| Wissmann 1982: 343-344, 354-355 | Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)] |