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Ja 732 MaMB 229


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 35

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 letters2.5 (max.); 2.1 (min.)
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

The text is integrated by A. Jamme.

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]ḏ-ʾlm hq—
   2  [ny ʾlmqh]-bʿl-ʾwm ṣ—
   3  [lmn ḏhbn ]l-wfy bn-h—
   4  [w ... ... w-l-]s¹ʿd-hmw ʾlm—
   5  [qh nʿmt w-]mngt ṣd(qm)
   6  [w-l-ḫmr-hmw] ʾlmqh wfy
   7  [grybt-hm]w w-l-wzʾ ʾlm—
   8  [qh hʿn-h]mw bn bʾs¹tm
   9  [w-l-s¹ʿd-hw ](ʾ)lmqh ḥẓy-m—
  10  [rʾy-hw Kr](bʿ)ṯt w-Yhʿ—
  11  [n ... ... ]b-ʾlmqh

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] of ʾlm, dedicated
   2  to ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm,
   3  the statue in bronze for the safety of his son
   4  [... ...] and may ʾlmqh grant to them
   5  prosperity and good luck;
   6  and may ʾlmqh favour to them the safety
   7  of their persons; and may ʾlmqh continue
   8  to protect them from harm;
   9  and may ʾlmqh grant to him the favour of
  10  his two lords Krbʿṯt and Yhʿn
  11  [... ...]; by ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsw. max. 13.8, w. min. 7.8, th. 11
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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: 210, pl. 35Jamme, 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.