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Fitzwilliam Museum E.4.1943
Bron 1979: pl. VI/1
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 Ġrfm ḏ-Br(s²)—
2 ʿn hqny ʾlm—
3 qh Ṯhwn bʿl-ʾ*w*m
4 ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhbn ḏ-
5 s²ft-hw qbly ḥlẓ w-
6 rʾ k-ḥmd ḫyl w-mq—
7 m ʾlmqh k-hw(fy)-(h)—
8 [w] b-ʾlmqh bʿl-(ʾ)[wm]
| 3 | ʾʿw on the stone. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ġfrm, of the family 2 Brs²ʿn, dedicated to ʾlmqh 3 Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, 4 this statue in bronze 5 which he promised Him because he suffered a sickness 6 and in fact he praised the might and 7 the power of ʾlmqh, as He protected 8 him. By ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Cambridge, The Fitzwilliam Museum, E.4.1943 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 15.7, w. 12.8 |
| 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 Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Shabwa |
| Ancient site | S²bwt |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1979: 131-132, pl. VI/1 | Bron, François 1979. Inscriptions et antiquites sudarabiques. Semitica, 29: 131-135, pls VI-VII. |