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Ja 603
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 10
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 10
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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 | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 7 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Frʿm( bn )(M)qrm w-bny-hw
2 S²rḥṯt w-Hwfʿṯt w-S¹ʿdʾw—
3 m bnw ḏ-ʿqbn hqnyw ʾlmqh
4 (Ṯhwn)( b)ʿl ʾwm ṣlmn ḥmdm
5 b-ḏt brʾw w-(h)s²qrn w-ḥẓwn s¹—
6 qh w-ms³wd w-ṣrḥ(t b)yt-hmw
7 ḏ-ʿqbn w-l-s¹ʿd-hmw ʾlm(qh)( n)ʿ—
8 mtm w-ḥẓy w-rḍw mrʾ-hmw W—
9 trm Yhʾmn mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-R—
10 ydn bn ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb mlk S¹b—
11 ʾ w-ḏ-Rydn w-l hʿnn-hmw ʾlmqh
12 bn s²ṣy s²nʾm b-ʿṯtr w-ʾlmqh
| 6 | w-ṣḥrt bḥt byt-hmw (Jamme). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Frʿm son of Mqrm and his sons 2 S²rḥṯt, Hwfʿṯt and S¹ʾdʿwm 3 descendants of ḏ-ʿqbn, dedicated to ʾlmqh 4 Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the statue in bronze, in praise 5 because he constructed and completed and finished off the 6 cistern (?), the hall and the upper rooms of their palace 7 ḏ-ʿqbn, and may ʾlmqh grant them prosperity 8 and the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord 9 Wtrm Yhʾmn, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, 10 son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb, king of Sabaʾ 11 and ḏu-Raydān, and may ʾlmqh help them 12 against the malice of the enemy, by ʿṯtr and ʾlmqh. |
| 5-7 | "they have built and covered and repaired the cistern and the incense-burner sanctuary and the upper room of their house, that of ʿqbn" (Jamme); s¹qh is translated on the basis of the Arabic siqqāyat "cistern, reservoir". |
| Jamme 1962 a: 104 | Jamme, 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. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 1647 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 21, w. 26, th. 10 (NAM 1647); h. 31, w. 46.5 (Ja 603) |
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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
| Jamme 1962 a: 104, pl. 10 | Jamme, 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. |