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BR-M. Bayḥān 4 MuB 4
Rémy Audouin
Robin 1980: pl. 3/a
Robin 1980: pl. 3/a
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 1,5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 S¹ʿdʾwm [... ...]ṯt S²ws³(n) w-S²rḥṯt ʾ[...]
2 w-bny-hmw Rbʿt w-T[bʿ]krb bnw ʿrs³m hqnyw ʾ—
3 lmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm ʾrb(ʿ)t ʾṣlmm w-ṯwrm ḏ-ḏhbm ḥm—
4 dm b-ḏt ḫmr-hmw s¹twfyn b-kl s¹bʾt w-ḍbyʾ s²wʿw
5 mrʾy-hmw ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-ʾḫy-hw Yʾzl Byn mlky S¹b—
6 ʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bny Frʿm Ynhb mlk S¹bʾ ʿdy ʾrḍ Ḥmyrm
7 w-b-ḏt ḫmr-hmw tʾwln b-mhrgtm w-ʾḥllm w-ġnmm
8 ḏ-hrḍw-hmw w-ḥmdm b-ḏt ḫmr-hmw ʾlmqh hwfyn-hmw
9 b-mlʾ hmlʾ-hmw k-yḫmrn-hmw ʾwldm ʾḏkrm hnʾm w-
10 l-ḫmr-hmw ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm ḥẓy w-rḍw mrʾy-hmw
11 ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-ʾḫy-hw Yʾzl Byn mlky S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn
12 w-l-hʿnn-hmw w-ḫryn-hmw ʾlmqh bn bʾs¹tm w-nkytm w-bn n—
13 ḍʿ w-s²ṣy s²nʾm b-ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm
| 7 | "Le m de -hmw (dans ḫmr-hmw) surcharge un w." (Robin and Bāfaqīh 1980: 99). |
| 11 | "L'épithète de Yʾzl, écrite tout d'abord Bny, a été corrigée à juste titre en Byn." (Robin and Bāfaqīh 1980: 99). |
| 12 | "Dans ḫryn, le r surcharge un y". (Robin and Bāfaqīh 1980: 99). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S¹ʿdʾwm [... ...]ṯt S²ws³n and S²rḥṯt ʾ[...] 2 and their two sons Rbʿt and Tbʿkrb, of the family ʿrs³m dedicated to 3 ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, four statues and a bull of bronze, 4 in praise because He granted them protection in all the expeditions and battles (in whose) they served 5 their lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, kings of Sabaʾ 6 and ḏu-Raydān, the two sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ, in the territory of Ḥmyrm 7 and because He granted them to return with spoils, trophies and booty 8 that satisfied them, and in praise because ʾlmqh accorded them to gratify them 9 with the fulfillment of the oracle when He grants them healthy male children, and 10 may ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwn, grant them the favour and the goodwill of their two lords 11 ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, 12 and may ʾlmqh protect and save them from misfortune and mischief, and from 13 maleficence and malice of any enemy. By ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bayḥān, Museum, 4 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 34, w. 32, th. 16 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin and Bāfaqīh 1980: 97-101, pl. 3/a-b | Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. and Robin, Christian J. 1980. Inscriptions inédites du Maḥram Bilqīs (Mārib) au musée de Bayḥān. Raydān, 3: 83-112. |