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Schm/MA 3


Schmidt et al. 1987: pl. 9/c
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Schmidt et al. 1987: pl. 9/c
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Schmidt et al. 1987: pl. 9/b
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Schmidt et al. 1987: pl. 9/a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters7
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  ʿmmʿly →s¹ḥdṯ byt →R(w)ẓn (w)-s³l(ʾ) mr[ʾ... ...]

Apparatus
1The reading of the text is hypothetical. A sanctuary Rwẓn is attested in Ja 629, 46.
Schmidt 1987: 134 reads three separated texts; side 1: s¹ḥdṯ byt, side 2: Rwyn (or, Rʿyn) bn Hlkmtr, side 3: ʿmmʿly.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿmmʿly restored the sanctuary Rwẓn and dedicated to Lord ...

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 36, w. 60, th. 37
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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CULTURAL NOTES

The historical importance of the presence of a so ancient Minaic inscription in Mārib is worthy of being emphasized. See also the Sabaic inscription (Schm/Samsara 3) by a king of Maʿīn in the Mārib region.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Schmidt et al. 1987: 132-134, pl 9.a, 9.b, 9.cSchmidt, Jürgen, Finster, Barbara, Herberg, Werner, Klaus, M. and Müller, Walter W. 1987. Mārib. Dritter vorläufiger Bericht über die Ausgrabungen und Forschungen in der Sabäerhauptstadt und Umgebung. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 4: 97-142.