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MB 2005 I-56
Maraqten 2008: 237, fig. 4
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 Tbʿkrb ḏ-ṣry-hw Tbʿ—
2 krb bn Krbm hqny ʾ—
3 lmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn ḏ-
4 ḏhbn ḏ-s²ft-hw ḥmdm b-ḏ-ḫmr-
5 hw ʾlmqh s¹twfyn w-s¹tkmln
6 ʾtwt ʾḫty-hw S¹mḥlk ʿdy b—
7 yt Rs²yn w-Gdʿl ʿdy byt K—
8 rbm w-l-ḏ-ḫmr-hw ʾlmqh hʿ—
9 nn-hmw bn ḥlẓ ḥlẓ hʾ w-
10 ʾṯt-hw Blt ḏt Krbm w-l-w—
11 zʾ ʾlmqh hʿnn-hmw bn bʾ—
12 s¹tm w-nkytm w-tlftm w-nḍʿ w-
13 s²ṣy s²nʾm w-l-ḫmr-hmw ʾlmqh
14 ḥẓy w-rḍw mrʾy-hmw ʾls²rḥ Y—
15 ḥḍb w-ʾḫy-hw Yʾzl Byn mlk—
16 y S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bny Frʿm Ynhb |
17 mlk S¹bʾ b-ʾlmqh-bʿl-ʾwm
| 4 | Maraqten reads ḥmdm ḏ-ḫmr. Correction by Kh. Noman. |
| 12 | Maraqten reads tlfm. Thanks to J. Weimar for notifying us of the correction. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Tbʿkrb, of whom Tbʿ- 2 krb, of the family Krbm, is the protector dedicated to ʾ- 3 lmqh Ṯhwn, the Lord of ʾwm, the statue of 4 bronze, which he had promised Him in gratitude because 5 ʾlmqh granted him to save and accomplish 6 the marriage of both his sisters: S¹mḥlk into 7 the family Rs²yn and Gdʿl into the family 8 Krbm, and because ʾlmqh granted them and 9 delivered them from a sickness they have suffered (namely) he and 10 his wife Blt, she of the family Krbm. Might 11 ʾlmqh continue to aid them against 12 evil, mischief, ruin, harm, 13 malice of an enemy ; might ʾlmqh vouchsafe them 14 the favour and the goodwil of their two lords ʾls²rḥ Y- 15 ḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of 16 S¹bʾ and ḏu-Raydān, sons of Frʿm Ynhb 17 king of S¹bʾ. By ʾlmqh, the Lord of ʾwm. |
| 1 | the formula: personal name and ḏ-ṣry-hw, is attested in SAB corpus (e.g. Ja 589, 1-4; Ja 703, 1-2). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 32, w. 16, th. 13 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Maraqten 2008: 238-240, fig. 4 | 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. |