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Moussaieff 4


Bron 2002 a: 48
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Bron 2002 a: 48
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Bron 2002 a: 46
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Bron 2002 a: 45

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  Rbm ḏ-Mrḥbm hqny ʾlmqh Ṯ<h>wn Ṯ—
   2  wr Bʿlm ms²wn (hr)[.]ltm ḥg-n wq-
   3  hw b-ms¹ʾl-hw l-wfy-hmw

Apparatus
1It is possible to read Ṯwn without the integration of h.
Ll.1-2 are inscribed just below the rim, while l.3 just above the base.
2-3Note wq-hw for wqh-hw.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rbm, he of Mrḥbm, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯwn (and)
   2  Ṯwr Bʿlm the goblet [... ...], as He ordered
   3  him in His oracle for their safety.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, Moussaïeff collection (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Container » Goblet (ms²w)
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 12.3, d. max 7.3
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn-Ṯwr-Bʿlm
NotesThe origin of the object was probably the temple Ḥrwnm, on the basis of the epithets of ʾlmqh.
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CULTURAL NOTES

Usually we find: ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn w-Ṯwr-Bʿlm, here there is not the w- before Ṯwr (in RES 3929, too). It seems better to understand as two gods, perhaps an ancient epithet of ʾlmqh has become a god.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 2002 a: 37-39, 45-46 and 49 (figures)Bron, François 2002. Trois inscriptions sabéennes sur bronze. Pages 35-48 in Ayoub Chehwan and Antoine Kassis (eds). Études Bibliques et Proche-Orient ancien. Mélanges offerts au Père Paul Féghali. (Subsidia, 1). Beyrouth: Fédération Biblique.