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Ghul al-Masāğid 3


Bron 1992: 97

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  ʾlḏḫr w-Lḥy mʿhrnhn bn Rtʿ w-Rtʿm ḏ-Ḥfr—
   2  y hqny ʾlmqh ḏ-Mʿrbm byt-hmy Yʿd w-ṣhr |
   3  kl bḥrn ʿd s¹lfn b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlmqh w-b ḏt-Ḥmym w-b
   4   ḏt-Bʿdn w-b Ydʿʾl w-b Yṯʿʾmr w-b Krbʾl w-b Ḏʾbm

Apparatus
2Mʿrbm is the ancient temple name, see RES 3949.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾlḏḫr and Lḥy, the two mʿhr ("noblemen"?), sons of Rtʿ and Rtʿm, of Ḥfr-
   2  y, dedicated to ʾlmqh ḏ-Mʿrbm their house Yʿd and cased
   3  the whole basin (?) up to (its) façade (?). By ʿṯtr, ʾlmqh, ḏt Ḥmym and
   4  ḏt Bʿdn, and by Ydʿʾl, Yṯʿʾmr and by Krbʾl and by Ḏʾbm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteal-Masājid
Ancient siteMʿrbm
Geographical areaWādī Yalā
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh ḏ-Mʿrbm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 1992: 97-98, photoBron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.