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MAFRAY-al-Balaq al-Janūbī 1 Gl 1719+Gl 1717+Gl 1718


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters11-13
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  Mrfdm bn ʿms¹mʿ bn
   2  ʾqyn Mryb ḏ-Ṭs¹s¹m qyn
   3  Ydʿʾl Ynf hqny bn-H—
   4  wbs¹ ʾln mqldtn S²hrʾl
   5  w-Yṯʿʿly w-Ns²ʾrm b-ʿṯtr

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mrfdm, son of ʿmsmʿ, descendant of the
   2  ʾqyn of Mryb, of Ṭs¹s¹m, qyn of
   3  Ydʿʾl Ynf, dedicated to the Son of H ‒
   4  wbs¹ these basins: S²hrʾl
   5  and Yṯʿʿly and Ns²ʾrm. By ʿṯtr.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Is important to note the mention of the son of the god Hwbs¹, as a divinity. See Gl 1720.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lundin 1965: 18, 32, 97-99, pl. XXIVLundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1965. Die Eponymenliste von Saba (aus dem Stamme Halīl). Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 5. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 248/1). Vienna: Hermann Böhlaus Nachf., Kommissionsverlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
Jamme 1967 d: 389-390, 401, pl. IIJamme, Albert W.F. 1967. The Sabaean Onomastic Lists from (?) Ṣirwâḥ in ʾArḥab (second half). Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 42: 361-406.
Wissmann 1982: 66-67, fig. 4 (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.)]
Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1982: 108-111, fig. 31, pl. 38/a, dRobin, 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.