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RES 4146


Johannes H. Mordtmann and Eugen Mittwoch
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: n. 29, 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  [....]m w-bn[y-hw]
   2  bnw ḏ-S¹ḥr hqn—
   3  yw mrʾ-hmw ḏ-S¹—
   4  my bʿl Wtrm |
   5  bġlm l-bġl-h—
   6  [mw] (L)ġbm l[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [....] and his sons,
   2  of the family S¹ḥr, dedicated
   3  to their Lord ḏ-S¹my,
   4  Lord of Wtrm,
   5  a mule for their mule
   6  Lġbm [... ...].

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Staatliche Museen, VA 5320
Support typeStone piece
Dimensionsh. 21, w. 19
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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: 39, n. 29, 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.