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Ja 604 MaMB 207


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 letters5 ca.
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  Whbm ʾṣdq bn Myṯʿm hqny ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm s²lṯ—
   2  tn ʾṣlmn l-wfy-hw w-wfy bny-hw S¹ʿdʾwm w-Ṯwbn
   3  w-Whbʾwm bny Myṯʿm w-l s¹ʿd-hmw ʾlmqh nʿmtm w-wfym
   4  w-mngt ṣdqm w-rḍw w-ḥẓy mrʾ-hmw Wtrm Yhʾmn mlk
   5  S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn b-ʿṯtr
   6  w-Hwbs¹ w-ʾlmqh w-b-ḏt Ḥmym w-b-ḏt Bʿdnm w-b-s²ms¹ mlkn Tnf

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Whbm ʾṣdq, of the family Myṯʿm, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, three
   2  statues for his safety and the safety of his sons S¹ʾdʿwm, Ṯwbn
   3  and Whbʾwm, of the family Myṯʿm, and may ʾlmqh grant them prosperity and safety
   4  and good luck and the satisfaction and the goodwill of their lord Wtrm Yhʾmn, king
   5  of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān. By ʿṯtr,
   6  and Hwbs¹ and ʾlmqh and by ḏt Ḥmym and by ḏt Bʿdnm and by the solar deity of the king Tnf.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 108, w. 37.6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Jamme 1962 a: 104-105Jamme, 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.