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Ja 728 MaMB 217


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 34

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 letters3.3
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  [... ... ](ḏ)-(Ry)—
   2  (s³n) hqnyw ʾlmqh(w)
   3  Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm ṣlmn (l)-
   4  wfy bn-hmw Whbm w-l
   5  wfy-hmw w-l wzʾ ʾlm—
   6  qh s¹ʿd-hmw ʾwldm (ʾ)—
   7  ḏkrwm hnʾn b-ʿṯtr (w)-
   8  ʾlmqh w-b-ḏt Ḥmym |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] of Rys³n
   2  dedicated to ʾlmqhw
   3  Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the statue for
   4  the safety of their son Whbm, and for
   5  their safety, and may ʾlmqh continue
   6  to grant them male children
   7  in health. By ʿṯtr and
   8  ʾlmqh and by ḏt Ḥmym.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 32.7, w. 22.9, th. 20.3
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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: 208, pl. 34Jamme, 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.