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Ja 709 MaMB 164
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 28
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 | 1.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʿbdm bn Hrmm
2 hqny ʾlmqh-Ṯ—
3 hwn- bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn
4 ḏ-ḏhbn ḏ-s²ft-hw l-
5 wfy grb-hw w-w—
6 fy bʿr-hw b-ʾ—
7 lmqh- bʿl-ʾwm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿbdm, of the family Hrmm, 2 dedicated to ʾlmqh 3 Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the statue 4 in bronze which he promised Him 5 for the safety of his person and the 6 safety of his cattle. By 7 ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 16.6, w. 11.3, th. 6.4 |
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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 bʿl ʾwm |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 196-197, pl. 28 | 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. |