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Ry 548
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957 a: pl. V
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 Rṯds²ms¹m R(k)bn hqny
2 ḏ-S¹my ʾlh ʾmrm bʿl
3 Wtrm ʾbltn ḏt s¹m-hw ʾ—
4 s²ffm ḏt ḏhbm l-ḏt ḫmr-h—
5 w mrʾ-hw s¹bq b-ḫr(f)-hw
6 [...]mn w-b-ḏt ʾtw b-wf—
7 ym bn ʾrḍ Ḥmyrm w-l-w—
8 [z]ʾ ḏ-S¹my ḫmr-hw ḥẓy w-
9 [r]ḍw mrʾy-hw ʾls²rḥ Y—
10 ḥḍb w-ʾḫy-hw Yʾzl Byn m—
11 lky S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bny Fr—
12 ʿm Ynhb mlk S¹bʾ w-l [w]—
13 [zʾ] ḫmr-(h)[w ..]w (ʾ)[.](ḥ)[...]
| Ryckmans' reading cannot be totally confirmed on the basis of the picture. | |
| 5 | s¹bʿ b-ḫrq-hw (Ryckmans). |
| 6 | ʾqdmn (Ryckmans). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rṯds²ms¹m Rkbn dedicated 2 to ḏ-S¹my, God of the ʾmrm, Master of 3 Wtrm, this bronze female camel whose name is 4 ʾs²ffm, because his Lord granted him that 5 he could have success in his [first ?] 6 year; and because he returned safely 7 from the land of Ḥimyar. And may ḏ-S¹my 8 continue to grant him the goodwill and 9 satisfaction of his two lords ʾls²rḥ Y- 10 ḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, 11 kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, sons of Fr- 12 ʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ; and may He continue 13 to grant him [... ...]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7627 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Wtrm of thye god ḏ-S¹mwy. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957 a: 118-120, pl. V | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Quinzième série. Le Muséon, 70: 97-126. |