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Ja 743 MaMB 255


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 letters5.2 (max.); 2.4 (min.)
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  Mgdḥlk ḏt Mrḥbm |
   2  hqnyt mrʾ-hw ʾlm—
   3  qh bʿl ʾwm ṯny ṣl—
   4  mn ḥmdm b-ḏt ḫmr-hw
   5  ʾwldm ʾḏkrm w-bntm ḏ-
   6  l-hmw s²ftt ḏt hqnyt w-
   7  l-ḫmr-hw ʾlmqh-rḍw lb-h—
   8  w-b-ʾlmqh

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mgdḥlk, of the family Mrḥbm,
   2  dedicated to her lord ʾlmqh,
   3  Lord of ʾwm, two statues,
   4  in praise because He granted her
   5  male children and a daughter for
   6  whom she promised this dedication;
   7  may ʾlmqh grant her the satisfaction of her heart.
   8  By ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 40.2, w. 35.4, th. 11
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Jamme 1962 a: 217Jamme, 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.