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Ja 855 Fa 67


Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 51

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.5
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn [mlk S¹bʾ bn]
   2  Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ hqny ḏ[t Ġḍrn bʿlt]
   3  S¹fly s¹dṯtn ʾṣl(m)[n ʾly ḏhbn]
   4  l-wfy-hmw w-wfy mlk-hmw (b)-[ʿṯtr w-b-ḏt-Ġḍrn]

Apparatus
1-4The integrations are proposed by A. Jamme.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn, king of Sabaʾ, son of
   2  Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ, dedicated to [ḏt Ġḍrn, Lady of]
   3  S¹fly, six statues in bronze
   4  for their safety and the safety of their royal property. By [ʿṯtr and ḏt-Ġḍrn].

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 35.5, w. 31
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed in a modern house.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 106, n. 115, fig. 51Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 39Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.
Jamme 1962 a: 271Jamme, Albert W.F. 1962. Sabaean Inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqîs (Mârib). (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 3). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.