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Ja 698 Geukens 11; Ry 543; MaMB 131


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 26

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
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Rbbʾwm
   2  Fys²nyn ḏ-
   3  Ṣrfn hqny
   4  ʾlmqh Ṯh—
   5  wn-bʿl-ʾwm
   6  ṣlmn ḏ-ḏh—
   7  bn l-wfy g—
   8  rb-hw ḥg-n
   9  s²ft ʾb-hw
  10  b-ʾlmqh-b—
  11  ʿl-ʾwm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rbbʾwm,
   2  the Fys²nyn, of
   3  Ṣrfn, dedicated
   4  to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn,
   5  Lord of ʾwm,
   6  the statue in bronze,
   7  for the safety of his
   8  person as
   9  his father promised.
  10  By ʾlmqh,
  11  Lord of ʾwm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 28, w.10, th. 10.9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957 a: 107-108, pl. IRyckmans, Gonzague 1957. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Quinzième série. Le Muséon, 70: 97-126.
Jamme 1962 a: 189, pl. 26Jamme, 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.