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Ja 710 MaMB 165


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 29

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 letters1.6
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  S²(fʿṯ)t mqtwy [... ...]
   2  h[qny] ʾlmqh-Ṯ(h)[wn-bʿl]
   3  [ʾwm ḏn] ṣlmn l-ḏ[t hʾw]—
   4  (l) grb-hw bn S¹hrtn [b-ʾlmqh]

Apparatus
3-4All the integrations are proposed by Jamme. They are not sure, in particular the integration at lines 3-4.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S²fʿṯt, mqtwy of [... ...]
   2  dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of
   3  ʾwm, this statue because He brought back
   4  his person from S¹hrtn. By ʾlmqh.
2-4The translation follows the integrations suggested by Jamme.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 21.2, w. 11, th. 9.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Jamme 1962 a: 197, pl. 29Jamme, 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.