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CIH 409
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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 ʿbdmr(ʾh)w (ʿb)d ḏ-M—
2 rn hqny ʾlmqh Ṯh—
3 wn w-Ṯwr Bʿlm bʿl Ḥrw—
4 nm ṣlmn ḏ-s²ft-hw l-wfy
5 bn-hw S¹ʿdʾwm w-l wzʾ ʾ—
6 lmqh hwfyn ʿbd-hw ʿbdm—
7 rʾhw b-kl ʾʾr(ḫ y)s¹tydʿ—
8 n-hw w-l s¹ʿd-hmw nʿmtm w-[m]—
9 (n)gt ṣdqm w-l ḫryn-hmw b(n)
10 (b)ʾs¹tm b-ʿ(ṯ)tr w-ʾlmq(h)
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿbdmrʾhw, servant of ḏ-Mrn, 2 dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn 3 and Ṯwr Bʿlm, Master of Ḥrwnm, 4 this statue that he promised Him for the safety 5 of his son S¹ʿdʾwm; and may ʾlmqh continue 6 to protect His servant ʿbdmrʾhw 7 in all the favours he will ask 8 Him for, and may He grant him favours and 9 good luck, and may He save them from 10 any harm; by ʿṯtr and ʾlmqh. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 5 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 28, w. 19 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh Ṯhwn w-Ṯwr Bʿlm bʿl Ḥrwnm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Conti Rossini 1925: 46 | Conti Rossini, Carlo (=Karolus) 1925. Iscrizioni sabee. Rendiconti Accademia dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze morali, storiche e filologiche 6, 1: 169-193. |