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Ja 609 MaMB 202
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 | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.4 (max.); 3.1 (min.) | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 Ns²ʾkrb Y[ʾmn Y]hrḥb mlk S¹—
2 bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb
3 w-Yʾzl Byn mlky S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn h—
4 qny ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn ḏ-
5 ṣrfn ḏ-mdlt-hw ʾrbʿ mʾnm w-ʾ—
6 ḥd ʾlfm rḍym ḥmdm b-ḏt hw—
7 fy-hw b-ʾmlʾ s¹tmlʾ w-tḍʿn b-ʿ—
8 m-hw b-qdmy ḏt hqnytn w-l-wzʾ
9 ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm ṣdq w-hwfy—
10 n ʿbd-hw Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn Yhrḥb m—
11 lk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn b-kl ʾmlʾ w-n—
12 ḍʿ yzʾn s¹tmlʾn w-tḍʿn b-ʿm-hw
13 w-l-wfy-hw w-wfy mlk-hmw w-ḫms¹-h—
14 mw b-ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn Yhrḥb king of Sabaʾ 2 and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb 3 and Yʾzl Byn, kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, 4 dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the statue in 5 silver, of which the weight is 6 one thousand four hundred rḍym, in praise because He 7 gratified him with all the favours he sought for and implored 8 Him for, before this dedication, and may continue 9 ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, to perform and to gratify 10 His servant Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn Yhrḥb 11 king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān with all the favours and the supplications 12 he will continue to seek for and to implore Him for, 13 and for his safety and the safety of their kingdom and of their army 14 force; by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 110, w. 39 |
| Link to object record |
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: 107 | 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. |