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RES 4144


Johannes H. Mordtmann and Eugen Mittwoch
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: n. 27, pl. VIII

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


      [... ...]
   1  [.h]qny ḏ-S¹m[wy ʾlh ʾ]—
   2  [m]rm bʿl Wtr[m ʾbln]
   3  [ḏ]-ḏhbn ḏ-s²ft-hw [ḥmdm]
   4  [b]-ḏt ʾdw l-hw w[fy ʾbl]—
   5  [n] Ḏfr w-ḥmd ʿbdʿṯ[tr]
   6  [m]qm ḏ-S¹mwy w-l wf[y-hw]
   7  [w-w]fy bʿr qny w-[yqny]—
   8  [n b]-ḏ-S¹mwy w-b[... ...]
   9  [....w]-l wfy m[qymt-hw]

TRANSLATIONS

English

      
   1  [... ...] dedicated to ḏ-S¹mwy, god of
   2  ʾmrm, Lord of Wtrm, the camel
   3  in bronze, which he promised Him in praise
   4  because He gave to him the safety of
   5  the camel Ḏfr; ʿbdʿṯtr praised
   6  the power of ḏ-S¹mwy and for his safety
   7  and for the safety of the cattle which he acquired and which he will acquired.
   8  By ḏ-S¹mwy and by [... ...]
   9  [....] and for the safety of his resources.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Staatliche Museen, VA 3848
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 23, w. 14
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: 37, n. 27, 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.