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Ja 638 MaMB 128


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 14

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 letters2.5
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  [... ...]m[... ...]
   2  [mrʾ-hmw S²ʿrm ](ʾ)wtr mlk S¹b—
   3  [ʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn ʿ]lhn Nhfn ml—
   4  [k S¹bʾ w-l ḫry](n)-hmw bn nḍʿ
   5  [w-s²ṣy s²nʾm b-ʾ]lmqh bʿl-ʾwm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]
   2  their lord S²ʿrm ʾwtr king of Sabaʾ
   3  and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʿlhn Nhfn king
   4  of Sabaʾ; and may He grant them from the harm
   5  and the malice of enemy; by ʾlmqh Lord of ʾwm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeArtefact » Base
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. max. 26.2 (right), h. min. 24.4 (left), w. max. 11.9 (top), w. min. 11 (bottom), th. max. 18 (top), th. min. 16.7 (bottom)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
NotesThe stone had been re-employed in a wall.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1962 a: 139-140, pl. 14Jamme, 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.