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MṢM 115
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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 | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʿ[.... ʾ](ṣ)ḥḥ bn Ḥbbm
2 hqny ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾw—
3 m ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhbn ḏ-s²ft-hw l-ḫm—
4 r-hw ʾlmqh nʿmtm w-mngt ṣd—
5 qm w-wfy grb-hw w-l-ḫmr-hw ḥ—
6 ẓy w-rḍw mrʾy-hw ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍ—
7 b w-ʾḫy-hw Yʾzl Byn mlky S¹—
8 bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bny Frʿm Ynhb m—
9 lk S¹bʾ b-ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-bʿl-ʾwm
| 1 | A clan Ḥbbm is mentioned in Ir 23. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿ[....] ʾṣḥḥ descendant of Ḥbbm 2 dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn Master of ʾw- 3 m the bronze statue, which he had promised Him, in order that ʾlmqh 4 should grant him prosperity and good luck, 5 and the safety of his person; and in order that He should grant him 6 the goodwill and satisfaction of his two lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍ- 7 b and his brother Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of Sa- 8 baʾ and ḏ-Raydān, sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king 9 of Sabaʾ, by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 115 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 23.5, w. 20, th. 14.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm |
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