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RES 4770 Gl 512
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [... ...]
2 ʾdm ḏ-Grfm h[qnyw ʾl](mq)h Ṯhw(n)
3 bʿl ʾwm ṣlmnhn ḥmdm b-ḏt h—
4 wfy ʿbd-hw b-ʾmlʾ s¹tmlʾw [b-]
5 ʿm-hw l-wfy bny-hw w-[l s¹ʿd-h]—
6 mw ḥẓy w-rḍw mrʾ-hmw S¹ʿdʾ—
7 wm Yzd ḏ-[Grfm b-] ʿṯtr w-ʾlmqh
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| 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
| Höfner 1938: 12-13 | Höfner, Maria 1938. Die Inschriften aus Glaser Tagebuch XI (Mārib). Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 45: 7-37. |