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Ja 582 MaMB 163


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 6

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.2 (max.); 2 (min.)
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  ʾwlṭ bn Klbn (mqtwy)
   2  ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-ʾḫy-
   3  (h)w Yʾzl Byn mlky S¹bʾ w-ḏ-(R)—
   4  ydn bny Frʿm Ynhb mlk S¹b—
   5  ʾ hqny ʾlmqh Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm
   6  ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhbn ḏ-s²ft-hw l-wfy-
   7  hw w-l-ḫmr-hw ḥẓy w-rḍw mr—
   8  ʾy-hw ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-ʾḫy-hw
   9  Yʾzl Byn mlky S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Ryd—
  10  n b-ʾlmqh bʿl-ʾw(m)

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾwlṭ, of the family Klbn, mqtwy of
   2  ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother
   3  Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān,
   4  sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ,
   5  dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm,
   6  the statue in bronze, which he had promised to Him in order that He may save
   7  him and grant to him the goodwill and the satisfaction of his
   8  two lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother
   9  Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾand ḏu-Raydān;
  10  by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 24 (right), h. max. 25.4 (center), h. min. 21 (left), w. max. 19.3 (bottom), w. min. 18.8 (top), th. 12.7
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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

Jamme 1962 a: 89, pl. 6Jamme, Albert W.F. 1962. Sabaean Inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqîs (Mârib). (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 3). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.