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MAFRAY-al-Balaq al-Janūbī 9 Gl 1720


Höfner 1973: pl. IX/2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3-4
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Bḥy w-Ḫyrhmw bn Mr—
   2  fdm rṯd ʿṯtr w-Hwbs¹ w-
   3  ʾlmqh w-bn Hwbs¹ nfs¹-hmy w-
   4  nfs¹ wld-hmy w-ḏ byt-hmy

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Bḥy and Ḫyrhmw, sons of Mr ‒
   2  fdm, entrusted to ʿṯtr, Hwbs¹,
   3  ʾlmqh and to the Son of Hwbs¹ their life, the
   4  life of their children and of whom of their house.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Balaq al-Janūbī
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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CULTURAL NOTES

It is important to notice the mention of the Son of the god Hwbs¹, as a divinity. See MAFRAY-al-Balaq al-Janūbī 1.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Höfner 1973: 67-68, pl. IX/2Höfner, Maria 1973. Inschriften aus Ṣirwāḥ, Ḫaulān. (I Teil). Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 8. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 291/1). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1982: 114Robin, Christian J. and Ryckmans, Jacques 1982. Dédicace de bassins rupestres antiques à proximité de Bâb al-Falaǧ (Mârib). Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 107-115.