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Ja 832


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 51; Catalogue 2000: cat. 237

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  [S¹mhwtr ḏ-]ʾmrm ʾḫ Ydʿʾl w-Yṯʿʾmr hqny ʾlmqh byt-hw Ms²rʿm b-ʾlmqh

Apparatus
1Jamme interpreted the sign at the end of the inscription as the initial of the caster name (see also Qatif 1, 5).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S¹mhwtr ḏ-ʾmrm, brother of Ydʿʾl and Yṯʿʾmr, dedicated to ʾlmqh his temple (?) Ms²rʿm. By ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 343
Support typeArtefact » Plaque
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsw. 230
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
NotesThe plaque was attached to the floor at the northern end of the platform facing the entrance door.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1962 a: 245-6, pl. 51Jamme, 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.
Radt 1973: 17, pls 32, 81Radt, Wolfgang 1973. Katalog der Staatlichen Antikensammlung von Ṣanʿāʾ und anderer Antiken im Jemen. Aufgenommen von der deutschen Jemenexpedition 1970. Berlin: Wasmuth. [Deutsches Archäologisches Institut]
Wissmann 1982: 321-322, figs 99-100 (facsimile)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.)]
Catalogue 2000: 346-348, cat. 2372000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.