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Ja 713 MaMB 170
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 29
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 | 2.8 (max.); 2.1 (min.) | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾbkrb ʾrzn w-bny-hw
2 Yḥmd ʾḥs²d bnw Qbʿ—
3 n mqtwyy S²fʿṯt ʾs²wʿ
4 w-bny-hw Zydm ʾymn bn
5 Hmdn hqnyw mrʾ-hmw ʾlmqh
6 mṯkḥm w-b-ʿly-hw ṯwrm w-
7 ṯny ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhbm ḥmdm
8 b-ḏt ṣdq ʾlmq<h> ʿbd-hw (ʾ)—
9 bkrb b-ʾmlʾ s¹tmlʾ b-ʿ(m)-
10 hw ḥmdm b-ḏt ḫmr-hw hrg
11 w-s¹by w-ġnm b-s¹bʾt s¹bʾ
12 b-ʿm mrʾ-hmw S²fʿṯt ʾs²wʿ
13 bn Hmdn w-l-wzʾ ʾlmqhw ḫm—
14 r ʿbd-hw ʾbkrb hrg w-s¹by w-
15 ġnm w-ḥẓy ʾmrʾ-hw bny H—
16 mdn w-s²ʿb-hw Ḥs²dm b-ʾlm—
17 [q](h)-( bʿl)-(ʾ)[w](m)
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾbkrb ʾrzn and his son 2 Yḥmd ʾḥs²d, of the family Qbʿn, 3 the two mqtwyy of S²fʿṯt ʾs²wʿ 4 and his son Zydm ʾymn, of the family 5 Hmdn, dedicated to their lord ʾlmqh 6 the stone tablet and upon it a bull and 7 two statues in bronze, in praise 8 because ʾlmqh fulfilled His servant 9 ʾbkrb with the favours he sought Him 10 for, in praise because He granted to him killing 11 and captives and booty in the military expeditions he undertook 12 together with their lord S²fʿṯt ʾs²wʿ, 13 of the family Hmdn; and may ʾlmqhw continue to grant 14 His servant ʾbkrb killing, captives and 15 booty and the goodwill of his lords, of the family 16 Hmdn and their tribe Ḥs²dm. By ʾlmqh, 17 Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 42.6, w. 22.3, th. 10.8 |
| 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 bʿl ʾwm |
| Notes | The stone was re-used in a wall. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 199, pl. 29 | 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. |