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Ja 854 MaN 1


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

Ca. 80-100 CE.

TEXT

marker


   1  Ns²ʾ(krb) (Yhʾ)mn mlk S¹bʾ b—
   2  n Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ hḥdṯ w-hgb—
   3  ʾn ʾrbʿtn ʾṣlmn hqnyt
   4  s²ms¹-hmw Tnf bʿlt Ġḍrn
   5  l-wfy-hmw w-wfy mlk-hmw

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ns²krb Yhʾmn, king of Sabaʾ, son
   2  of Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ restored and handed
   3  over these four statues as a dedication
   4  to their Solar deity Tnf, the Lady of Ġḍrn
   5  for their well-being and the well-being of their property.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 29, w. 47.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed
Archaeological context: The object was reused in the eastern external wall of Mārib fortress (nâṣerah).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1962 a: 270-272Jamme, 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.