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MB 2001-101


Maraqten 2005: 359 (upper photo)
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Maraqten 2005: 359 (upper photo)
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Robin 2010 a: 374

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

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   1  ʿmdn Byn Yhqbḍ mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn
   2  w-Wddʾl bn ʿmdn hḥdṯy l-ʾlmqh bʿl
   3  ʾwm frs¹n w-rkb-hw bn qny ʾlmqh

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿmdn Byn Yhqbḍ king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān
   2  and Wddʾl son of ʿmdn restored for ʾlmqh Master of
   3  ʾwm the horse and its rider, belonging to the property of ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Maraqten 2005: 349, 359 (upper photo)Maraqten, Mohammed 2005. Nuqūš Sabaʾiyya ǧadīda min Maḥram Bilqīs (maʿbad ʾAwām), taqrīr ʾAwalī ʿan al-iktišafātʿan naqšiyya allatī qāmat bi-hā al muʾssa al-amrīkiyya li-dirāsat al-insān fī Maḥram Bilqīs/Mārib. Pages 345-361 in Sālih ʿAlī Bāsurrah (ed.). Sanʿāʾ. History and Cultural Heritage. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Yemeni Civilization. (2 vols), 1. Ṣanʿāʾ.
Robin 2010 a: 374, fig. 2Robin, Christian J. 2010. Ḥimyarite Kings on Coinage. Pages 357-381 in Martin Huth and Peter G. van Alfen (eds). Coinage of the Caravan Kingdoms. Studies in Ancient Arabian Monetization. New York: American Numismatic Society / New York: Oxford: Oxbow.