CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 38
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Jamme 1962 a: pl. 38
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Jamme 1962 a: pl. 38

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
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...] (Hl)←n ʾlt (ʾl)[... ...]
   2  [... ... bʿl] ʾw←m ṣlmn [... ...]
   3  [... ... b-](k)n s¹(b)←ʾ b-ʿm R[... ...]
   4  [... ... ]s²ʾmt ←w-Rmn w-[... ...]

Apparatus
3R[... ...] could possibly be restored Rmn.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] Hln those of ʾl[... ...]
   2  [... ...] Lord of ʾwm, this statue [... ...]
   3  [... ...] when made an expedition against R[... ...]
   4  [... ...] north and Rmn [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 10.2, w. 7.7
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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: 231, pl. 38Jamme, 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.