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RES 3949 Gl 1108


Bron 1992: 90

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  | Ydʿʾl ± Ḏrḥ bn S¹mhʿly mk±rb S¹bʾ bny Mʿrbm b±yt ʾlmqh ywm hwṣt kl gwm ḏ-ʾlm w-s²ymm w-ḏ ḥ±blm w-ḥmrm b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlmqh |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ydʿʾl Ḏrḥ, son of S¹mhʿly, mukarrib of Sabaʾ, built Mʿrbm, the temple of ʾlmqh, when he founded all the community, that of the god and Patron, and of the territory and people. By ʿṯtr and by ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure
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 Mʿrbm
NotesThe inscription was reemployed in the wall of a house in wādī al-Jūba.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Wissmann 1982: 210Wissmann, 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.)]
Bron 1992: 90-91, photoBron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.