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Ja 605 MaMB 232


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 10

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 letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  Tzʾd ʾṯqf bn S¹ʿ—
   2  dwdm bn Tzʾd hqn—
   3  yw ʾlmqhw Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm
   4  ṣlmn ḥg-n s¹twkl-hw l-wfy
   5  bn-hw Rbns¹rm bn Tzʾd w-l
   6  s¹ʿd-hmw nʿmtm w-wfym w-mn—
   7  gt ṣdqm w-l-s¹ʿd-hmw rḍw w-
   8  [ḥẓ]y mrʾ-hmw Wtrm Yhʾmn
   9  [mlk] S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn ʾls²rḥ
  10  [mlk] S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn w-l-ws³f-h—
  11  [mw ʾl](m)qhw ʾwldm ʾḏkrwm
  12  [w-ḥmdm b]-(ḏt )ṣdq w-hwfyn ʾl—
  13  [mqhw bny ](Tzʾd) b-kl (ʾ)—
  14  [mlʾ ... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Tzʾd ʾṯqf son of S¹ʿdwdm,
   2  descendant of Tzʾd, dedicated
   3  to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm,
   4  the statue as he sought Him for the safety
   5  of his son Rbns¹rm descendant of Tzʾd, and
   6  may He grant to them prosperity and safety and perfect
   7  outcome, and may He grant to them the satisfaction and
   8  the goodwill of their lord Wtrm Yhʾmn,
   9  king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʾls²rḥ,
  10  king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, and may ʾlmqh increase to them
  11  male children;
  12  and in praise because ʾlmqh bestowed and gratified
  13  the descendants of Tzʾd with all
  14  the favours [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 53.7, w. max. 29.3 (top), w. min. 24.8 (bottom), th. 20.2
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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: 105, pl. 10Jamme, 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.