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RES 4842
John Walker
Walker 1938: pl. V
Walker 1938: pl. V
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [Rbʿt bn ... ... hqny]
2 [ʾlmqh ... ... ḥmd]—
3 (m) b-ḏt ʾtw b-wfym b—
4 (n) kl ʾbrṯ b-hw s¹bʾ
5 [.] w-ḍbʾ w-s²wʿn mrʾ-hm—
6 [w] S²ʿrm ʾwtr mlk S¹bʾ
7 [w]-ḏ-Rydn bn ʿlhn Nh—
8 [f]n mlk S¹bʾ w-l-wzʾ |
9 [ʾ]lmqh hwfyn grb ʿb—
10 [d]-hw Rbʿt w-l-s¹ʿd-hmw ʾ—
11 [l]mqh ḥẓy w-rḍw mrʾ—
12 [y]-hmw S²ʿrm ʾwtr w-Ḥy—
13 [w]ʿṯtr Yḍʿ b-ʾlmqh
| 2-3 | ḏn ṣlmn ḥm]dm (RES). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rbʿt son of [... ...] dedicated to 2 ʾlmqh [... ...] in praise 3 because he returned in safety from 4 all the expeditions in which he took part, 5 fought and followed their lord 6 S²ʿrm ʾwtr, king of S¹bʾ 7 and ḏ-Rydn, son of ʿlhn 8 Nhfn, king of S¹bʾ. And may ʾlmqh continue 9 to protect the person of His 10 servant Rbʿt, and may ʾlmqh grant them 11 the goodwill and satisfaction of their 12 two lords S²ʿrm ʾwtr and 13 Ḥywʿṯtr Yḍʿ; by ʾlmqh. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Marble |
| Dimensions | h. 17.5, w. 10, th. 2.75 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Walker 1938: 133-135, pl. V | Walker, John 1938. A Sabaean Inscription. Le Muséon, 51: 133-135. |