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Ja 657 MaMB 216
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 17
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 | 2.4-1.8 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| According to Ryckmans, the inscription Ir 30 is probably a copy of Ja 657. |
TEXT
1 Lfʿ(ṯt)( )[Ys²ʿ bn]( )(Mrḥbm)( h)qny
2 mrʾ-hmw ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾ—
3 wm ṯlṯtn ʾṣlmn ʾly ḏhbn ḏ-s²—
4 ft-hw ḥmd b-ḏ-ḫmr-hw ḏ-tnḍʿ b-ʿm-h—
5 w w-rʾ k-ḫmr ʾlmqh-bʿl-ʾwm ʿbd-hw L—
6 fʿṯt Ys²ʿ bn Mrḥbm hwfyn l-hw ḏ-tn—
7 ḍʿ b-ʿm-hw w-rʾ k-hwfy l-mrʾ-hw ʾl—
8 mqh ḏt hqnytn ḥg-n k-s²ft-hw w-ʾl—
9 mqh-bʿl-ʾwm l-yzʾn ḫmr ʿbd-hw Lfʿ—
10 ṯt Ys²ʿ ḫmr-hw ḏ-yḍʿn b-ʿm-hw w-ʾṯm—
11 r ṣdqm hnʾm bn kl ʾrḍt-hmw w-l-ḫm—
12 r-hmw ḥṣy w-rḍw mrʾ-hmw S²mr Yhrʿ—
13 s² mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn w-Ḥḍrmt w-Y—
14 mnt b-ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm-w-Ḥrw—
15 nm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Lfʿṯt Ys²ʿ, of the family Mrḥbm, dedicated 2 to their lord ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, 3 three statues in bronze, which he had promised 4 Him, in praise of what He granted him, which he had implored from Him, 5 and indeed ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, granted to His servant 6 Lfʿṯt Ys²ʿ, of the family Mrḥbm, the fulfillment for him of what he had implored 7 from Him, and indeed he fulfilled for His lord ʾlmqh 8 this dedication as he had promised Him; may ʾlmqh, 9 Lord of ʾwm, continue to grant His servant Lfʿṯt 10 Ys²ʿ to grant him what he will implore from Him and good 11 healthy crops from all their lands, and may He grant 12 them the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord S²mr Yhrʿs², 13 king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān and Ḥaḍramawt and 14 Ymnt. By ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm and 15 Ḥrwnm. |
| 4-7 | "A offert ... qu'il avait promises en reconnaissance de ce qu'Il lui accorderait (=s'il lui accordait) le mal (=les maléfices) qu'il Lui a demandé de causer. Or voici qu'Almaqah a accordé... de le gratifier du mal qu'il Lui a fait causer" (Ryckmans 1966: 493). |
| Ryckmans, Jacques 1966: 493 | Ryckmans, Jacques 1966. Himyaritica 2. Le Muséon, 79: 475-500. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 42, w. 30.3, th. 10 |
| 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 Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 162-163, pl. 17 | 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. |
| Ryckmans, Jacques 1975 a: 208-209 | Ryckmans, Jacques 1975. Ḥimyaritica 5. Le Muséon, 88: 199-219. |