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MB 2005 I-62
Maraqten 2008: 235, fig. 3
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 R[fʾ]nʿṯt ḏt Bhṯm ʾḏm—
2 rtn ḥwrt hgrn Mrḥbm ʾ—
3 dm bny Grt h(qnyt) ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-b—
4 ʿl ʾwm ṯwrn (ḏhb)n ḏ-s²ftt ʾl—
5 mqh l-ḥyw w-s¹twfyn bnw-hy S²r[ḥ]—
6 m b-kn wldt hwt ġlmn w-ḥmd(t)
7 ʾlmqh b-ḏt ḥyw hwt ġlmn w-l-
8 wzʾ ʾlmqh ḫmr-hy ʾwldm w-ʾṯm—
9 rm hnʾm w-l-s¹ʿd-hmw ḥẓy w-(r)[ḍ]—
10 w ʾmrʾ-hmw bny Grt w-s²ʿb-[hmw]
11 S¹mhrm b-ʾlmqh-bʿl-ʾwm
| 5 | After bnw-hy there is the name of one son; perhaps the w has to be cancelled. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rfʾnʿṯt she of Bhṯm, the Ḏamarites, 2 resident in the city Mrḥbm, client 3 of the family Grt, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, the Lord 4 of ʾwm, a bull of bronze, which she promised to 5 ʾlmqh to be alive and save her son S²rḥ- 6 m, when she gave birth to a male child; and she praised 7 ʾlmqh because that male child survived. And might 8 ʾlmqh continue to grant to her children and good 9 fruits and might He grant them the favour and the goodwill 10 of their lords, the family of Grt and their tribe 11 S¹mhrm. By ʾlmqh, the Lord of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 28, w. 20 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Maraqten 2008: 235-236, fig. 3 | Maraqten, Mohammed 2008. Women's inscriptions recently discovered by the AFSM at the Awām temple/Maḥram Bilqīs in Marib, Yemen. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 38: 231-249. |