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RES 4143


Johannes H. Mordtmann and Eugen Mittwoch
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: n. 26, pl. VIII

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾbkrb ʾḥrs¹ bn ʿblm hqny ḏ-
   2  S¹my ʿdy Wtrm ʾrbʿn ʾʾbln ḏhbn
   3  l-wfy-hw [w]-wfy b[ʿ]r-hw b-ḏ-S¹mwy

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾbkrb ʾḥrs¹, son ʿblm, dedicated to
   2  ḏ- S¹my in Wtrm, four camels of bronze
   3  for his safety and the safety of his camel. By ḏ-S¹mwy.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Staatliche Museen, VA 7823
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 21, w. 42
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Wtrm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: 36-37, n. 26, pl. VIIIMordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1932. Himjarische Inschriften in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, 37/1). Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs.