CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 45

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 letters1.8
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]
   2  [... ... ʾlmqh Ṯh]—
   3  wn b(ʿ)[l ʾwm ... ...]
   4  l-wfy-[h... ... ʾlm]—
   5  qh bʿl[ ʾwm ... ... w-l]
   6  hʿnn-h[... ... bn nḍʿ]
   7  w-s²ṣ[y s²nʾm b-ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm]

Apparatus
The integrations are proposed by Jamme.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]
   2  [... ... ʾlmqh]
   3  Ṯhwn, Lord of [ʾwm ... ...]
   4  for the safety [... ...]
   5  ʾlmqh, Lord of [ʾwm ... ... and]
   6  might He help [... ... from the malice]
   7  and the maleficence [of any enemy. By ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 16.6, w. 5.6, th. 3.6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Jamme 1962 a: 238, pl. 45Jamme, 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.