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Ja 847 MaMB 25


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 55

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 letters6
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]n b
   2  [... ...](s¹)fl w-
   3  [... ... ḥ]g-n k-hw—
   4  [fy ... ...] hwt by—
   5  [tn ... ... ml]k S¹bʾ l-ʾd—
   6  [dm-hw ... ...]

Apparatus
6Engraved on a second stone.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]
   2  [... ...] the lowland and
   3  [... ...] as He has grant
   4  [... ...] this house
   5  [... ...] king of Sabaʾ to
   6  his servants [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 24, w. 43.8, th. 53
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
NotesThe stone was found on the east wall of the building, about 200 m north of the columns.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1962 a: 251, pl. 55Jamme, 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.