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RES 3908 Ry 1


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]| Brlm bn |[... ... hqn]—
   2  y ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm ṣlmn ḏ-
   3  s¹twkl-hw l-wfy ʾbkrb
   4  bn Bhl[m ] w-b-ḏt hwfy-hw
   5  b-ḏt-<t>(n)bʾ-hw w-b-mlʾ s¹t—
   6  mlʾ b-ʿm-hw w-l s¹ʿd-[hm]—
   7  w nʿmtm w-wfy-hm[w b-
   8  ʿ]ṯtr w-Hwbs¹ w-ʾl[mqh]

Apparatus
1Br(g)m (RES).
5b-ḏt gbʾ-hw (RES), the reading b-ḏ-tbnʾ-hw is sure.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] Brlm [... ...] dedicated
   2  to ʾlmqh, the Lord of ʾwm, the statue, which
   3  sought the favour from Him for the well-being of ʾbkrb,
   4  of the family Bhlm and because He protected him
   5  in what He promised to him, in the oracle
   6  which he asks of Him; and may He grant them
   7  prosperity and their well-being. By
   8  ʿṯtr and Hwbs¹ and ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 104397 (=1911,0513.3)
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 23.5, w. 20.3, th. 14.4
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1927: 162-163Ryckmans, Gonzague 1927. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Première série. Le Muséon, 40: 161-200.
Jamme 1971 b: 66Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed]