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Top (Ja 662)
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 17
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 17
Top (Ja 662)
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 17
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 17
Centre (Ja 663)
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 18
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 18
Bottom (Ja 663)
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 18
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 18
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [Yʿmr ʾs²wʿ w-... ...]—
2 (h)w Dm[... ...]r bnw T(k)—
3 [l]m ʾnmrm wzʿy s²ʿbn
4 [S¹]bʾ hqnyw mrʾ-hmw ʾl—
5 mqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm ṣlm—
6 (n) ḏ-ḏhbn ḥmdm b-ḏ(t)
7 hwfy l-ʿbd-hw Yʿmr ʾs²w(ʿ)
8 (b)-mlʾ s¹tmlʾ b-ʿm-hw b-h—
9 [grn] S²bwt b-kn wqh-hw
10 ↯mrʾ-hmw S²m(r)( )↯(Y)↯(hrʿs²)[ m]—
11 ↯lk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn w-Ḥḍ—
12 (r)mwt w-Ymnt l-qrn w-nẓr
13 b-hgrn S²bwt b-ʿm s²ʿb-h—
14 mw S¹bʾ w-l-w(zʾ )[ʾl]mqh( h)w—
15 ↯(fyn) l-ʿb(d)-hw Yʿmr ʾs²wʿ b-
16 kl ʾmlʾ ys¹tmlʾn b-ʿm-h—
17 w b-kl ʾbrṯ yqhn mrʾ-hm—
18 w S²mr Yhrʿs² w-l-wzʾ {w-l-wz[ʾ]}
19 ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm s¹ʿd-h—
20 mw ḥẓy w-rḍw mrʾ-hmw S²m—
21 r Yhrʿs² mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Ry—
22 dn w-Ḥḍrmwt w-Ymnt b-
23 ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [Yʿmr ʾs²wʿ w-... ...]— 2 hw Dm[... ...]r, of the family Tklm 3 ʾnmrm, wzʿy of the tribe 4 of Sabaʾ, dedicated to their lord 5 ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the statue 6 in bronze in praise because 7 He fulfilled for His servant Yʿmr ʾs²wʿ 8 all the favours he had sought from Him in 9 the town of S²bwt, when 10 their lord S²mr Yhrʿs², king 11 of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān and 12 Ḥaḍramawt and Ymnt, ordered him to perform garrison duty and watch over 13 in the town of S²bwt with their tribe 14 Sabaʾ; may ʾlmqh continue to fulfill 15 for His servant Yʿmr ʾs²wʿ 16 all the favours he will seek from Him 17 in all the campaigns their lord 18 S²mr Yhrʿs² will order, and may 19 ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, continue to grant 20 them the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord S²mr 21 Yhrʿs², king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān 22 and Ḥaḍramawt and Ymnt. By 23 ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | MaMB 98 (Ja 662): h. 22.8, w. 19.6, th. 11.5. MaMB 91 (Ja 663): h. 19.4, w. 14, th. 12; MaMB 96 (Ja 663): h. 32, w. 19.4, th. 12. |
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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 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 167-168, pls 17-18 | 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. |