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Bron 9
Bron 1970 a: pl. IV
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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]—
2 (m)r-hw ṯ(ny) (m)ʾ[tn ... ...]—
3 n ḏ-wldt (ʾ)nṯm wldt
4 ʾḏkrm Whbʾwm (w)-
5 {w-}ʾḫy-hw Mrṯdʾwm w-
6 l-wzʾ ʾlmqh ḫmr-h(mw)
7 nʿmtm w-wfy gry(b)t-hmw
8 w-ʾwld-hmw b-ʾ—
9 lmqh-bʿl-ʾwm
| 5 | At the beginning of the line: "sous le w on discerne les traces d'un h; peut-être le lapicide a-t-il commis une erreur et pour la dissimuler a-t-il répété le w qu'il avait déjà gravé" (Bron 1970 a: 554). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 [... ...] two hundred [... ...] 3 to whom a woman gave birth; she gave birth to 4 males (children): Whbʾwm 5 and his brother Mrṯdʾwm; and 6 may ʾlmqh continue to grant them 7 prosperity and to protect their persons 8 and their children. By 9 ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Zürich (Private collection) |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 18.5, w. 18 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1970 a: 553-554, pl. IV | Bron, François 1970. Antiquités sud-arabes dans les collections suisses. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 30: 549-554. |