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CIH 390


Fakhry 1952: 55, fig. 21/40

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  Wddʾl ʿnnn qf w-hḥdṯ
   2  mqf qf Ykrbmlk b-R—
   3  mtm l-bʿl ʾwm l-wfy-hw

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Wddʾl ʿnnn erected and restored
   2  the stela that erected Ykrbmlk in Rmtm
   3  for the Master of ʾwm for his safety.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact (mqf)
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of bʿl ʾwm
NotesCIH reports that Halévy found the inscription in Ṣirwaḥ, but the text is a dedication to the Master of ʾwm, so ʾlmqh in temple of Maḥram Bilqīs in Mārib.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Höfner and Rhodokanakis 1936: 220Höfner, Maria and Rhodokanakis, Nikolaus 1936. Zur Interpretation altsüdarabischer Inschriften III. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 43: 211-234.
Fakhry 1952: 55, fig. 21, no. 40Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Höfner 1976: 6-7, pl. II/1Höfner, Maria 1976. Inschriften aus Ṣirwāḥ, Ḫaulān. (II Teil). Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 12. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 304/5). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.