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DJE 13 Lu 23; Graf 2


Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: pl. XII, fig. 35
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Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: pl. XII, fig. 35
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Robin and Vogt 1997: 82

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  Hwfʿṯt bn Bnym ʾ—
   2  fys²n ḥwrw hgrn S²ʿ—
   3  bm hqnyw ʾlmqhw
   4  | bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn ḏ-ḏ—
   5  hbn l-wfy-hmw w-w—
   6  fy brw-hw-Klbm ġl—
   7  m s¹tlqṭ bn Mrb w-l
   8  s¹ʿd-hmw nʿmtm w-mn—
   9  gt ṣdqm |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hwfʿṯt of Bnym from those of the
   2  Fys²n tribe, inhabitants of the city of
   3  S²ʿbm dedicated to ʾlmqhw
   4  Lord of ʾwm the statue in
   5  bronze for their safety and
   6  the safety of his son Klbm, the young man,
   7  who recovered from Mrb, and so that He
   8  should grant them prosperity and good
   9  luck.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 346
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 29.5; w. 16.5; th. 3.8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lundin 1972 b: 14-17, fig. 4Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1972. Sabeyskie nadpisi muzeya v Taʿizze. Epigrafika Vostoka, 21: 10-18.
Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: 95-98, pl. 12, fig. 35Müller, Walter W. 1972. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Museum in Taʿizz. Neue Ephemeris für semitische Epigraphik, 1: 87-101, pls VI-XIII.
Ryckmans, Jacques 1973 a: 194Ryckmans, Jacques 1973. Études d'épigraphie sud-arabe en russe, 9 (année 1972). Bibliotheca Orientalis, 30/3/4: 193-194.
Jamme 1976: 97-98Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Jamme 1985: 235Jamme, Albert W.F. 1985. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIV. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250301. [Privately printed]