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CIH 365 RES 310
Calvet and Robin 1997: 150, cat. 73
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 ....m[... ... ḥmd]—
2 [m] b-ḏ(t) [ḫ]mr w-hws²ʿ[n ... ... ʿ]—
3 bd-hw Tbʿkrb s¹twfyn [b-kn]
4 tqdm Tbʿ(kr)b b-*ʿ*m bn Ḥzf[r]—
5 m w-hrḍ-hw b-kn twṣʿt ḏt m[.]—
6 ṭrn b-hyt [..](tn) w-ḥmdm b-ḏt
7 hwfy ʾlmqh ʿbd-[hw Tbʿk](rb)
8 b-mlʾ s¹t[m]lʾ b-ʿm-(hw) [...]r w-
9 hgbʾn mḥfd hgb[ʾ] b-ḫ(l)[f] mw—
10 ṯb-hm(w) M(r)ḥbm w-ḥmd(m) [b-ḏ]t [s¹]—
11 twfy ʿb[d-hw] Tbʿkrb bn kl (s¹)—
12 bʾt s¹bʾ l-s²wʿ [ʾmr]ʾ-hw ʾml—
13 k S¹bʾ w-l-s¹ʿd ʾlmqh ʿ(b)dy-hw
14 [T]bʿk(r)b w-ʾbkrb bny (ʾs¹)lm n—
15 ʿmtm w-mngt ṣd(qm w)-(ḥẓy) w-rḍw
16 mrʾy-hmw Ḏmrʿl(y)( )(Yhbr)( ml)k S¹—
17 bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn Ys¹(rm) Yhṣdq m—
18 lk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn b-ʿṯtr w-H—
19 bs¹ w-ʾlmqh w-(b)-(ḏ)t-Ḥmym w-
20 b-ḏt-Bʿdnm w-b-ʿṯtr w-b-S¹ḥr
| 1-2 | w-hws²ʿ [w-s¹ʿd ʿ]bd-hw (Robin). |
| 5-6 | m(ḫ)ṭrn (Robin). |
| 6 | (s³ʿ)tn (Robin). |
| 8 | [l]-(s²)tr (Robin). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
[... ...] 1 [....] in praise 2 because He granted, bestowed [... ...] to His 3 servant Tbʿkrb protection, when 4 Tbʿkrb did battle with the banū Ḥzfrm 5 and He gave him satisfaction, when this (?) happened (?) 6 at that ?, and in praise because 7 ʾlmqh granted His servant Tbʿkrb 8 all the favours he sought from Him [... ...] 9 and to repair the tower which he repaired in the surroundings of their 10 residence Mrḥbm, and in praise because He protected 11 His servant Tbʿkrb from all the 12 expeditions which he undertook to follow his lords the kings 13 of Sabaʾ; and may ʾlmqh grant His two servants 14 Tbʿkrb and ʾbkrb descendants of ʾs¹lm 15 prosperity and good luck and the goodwill and satisfaction 16 of their two lords Ḏmrʿly Yhbr king of 17 Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān son of Ys¹rm Yhṣdq king 18 of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān; by ʿṯtr, H- 19 bs¹ and ʾlmqh, and by ḏt Ḥmym, 20 by ḏt Bʿdnm, by ʿṯtr and by S¹ḥr. |
| 5-6 | "Quand est survenue cette situation périlleuse (?) à cette occasion (?)" (Calvet and Robin 1997). |
| 8-9 | "l'oracle qu'il avait sollicité de Lui pour détruire et remonter" (Calvet and Robin 1997). |
| Calvet and Robin 1997 | Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Paris, Louvre Museum, AO 4105 |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 67, w. 25, th. 8.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Calvet and Robin 1997: 148-151, cat. 73 | Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux. |