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RES 4766 RES 3685; Gl 452
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Boustrophedon |
| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 ʿ(m)[... rs²]w [ʾl]mqh bn [...]ʾl bn
2 Rs²wn w-Tḍʿm bnyw w-mlʾ qbr-hmw
3 ʾḥr[.]m b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlmqh w-b Ydʿʾl Byn
| 3 | RES restores ʾḥr[m]m. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
[... ...] 1 ʿm[...], priest of ʾlmqh, son of [...]ʾl, of 2 Rs²wn and Tḍʿm, built and completed their tomb 3 ʾḥr[.]m; by ʿṯtr and ʾlmqh, and by Ydʿʾl Byn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Tomb ʾḥr[.]m |
| Notes | The stone inscription was reemployed in a modern house of Mārib. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Höfner 1938: 10-11 | Höfner, Maria 1938. Die Inschriften aus Glaser Tagebuch XI (Mārib). Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 45: 7-37. |