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Maraqten 2014: 150, fig. 1
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Maraqten 2014: 150, fig. 1
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Maraqten 2014: 151, fig. 2 (facsimile)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

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   1  Rbs²ms¹m Yrḥb w-ʾṯt-hw S²fnṯhw w-bn—
   2  y-hmy Yḥmd w-S²rḥṯt bnw S²qrfm ʾdm Kbr
   3  Ḫll brʾw w-hwṯrn w-hs²qrn mṣnʿt-hmw Tfs² b-rdʾ w-mqm
   4  [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rbs²ms¹ Yrḥb and his wife S²fnṯhw and their sons
   2  Yḥmd and S²rḥṯt, of the family S²qrfm, subjects of Kbr
   3  Ḫll, have constructed and laid the foundations and completed their fortress Tfs² by the help and the power of
   4  [... ...]
Maraqten 2014: 148Maraqten, Mohammed 2014. Two new Sabaic inscriptions: the construction of a building and the offering of a right hand. Pages 148-155 in Alexander V. Sedov (ed.). Arabian and Islamic studies. A collection of papers in honour of Mikhail Borishovich Piotrovskij on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Moskow.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib (Private collection)
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context: Fortress Tfs²
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CULTURAL NOTES

The feminine personal name S²fnṯhw is attested here for the first time and may be translated as "Ṯhw has protected me (or us)", or "Protect me, O Ṯahw!". This compound name consists of the verb s²f (s²wf) "protect, see", the personal suffix -n and the theophoric element ṯhw (<ṯhwn), epithet of the god ʾlmqh.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Maraqten 2014: 148-149, 150 (fig. 1)Maraqten, Mohammed 2014. Two new Sabaic inscriptions: the construction of a building and the offering of a right hand. Pages 148-155 in Alexander V. Sedov (ed.). Arabian and Islamic studies. A collection of papers in honour of Mikhail Borishovich Piotrovskij on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Moskow.