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MQ-Maʾrib 1


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Chronology
PeriodE
Start date - BCE/CE351 CE
End date - BCE/CE351 CE
Date accuracyAccurate
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]
   2  [.. ]ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhbn[ ... ...s²ʿ]—
   3  bn S¹bʾ s¹qy w-[... ... Ḫ]—
   4  bs²m w-Rymn brq[ ... ...]
   5  [.. ]mhs²fqm ḥg-n k-ḫmr[ ... ...]
   6  [.... m]s¹ʾl-hw w-hwfyn [... ...]
   7  [... ... ]ʾrḍn ṯlṯ ʾbrqm w-r[... ...]
   8  [... ... m]rʾ-hmw b-ḏt hwfy l-hm[w ... ...]
   9   [... ...]yn ṣlmn w-kwnt ḏt hqny[tn b-wrḫ ḏ-]
  10  S¹bʾ ḏ-b-ḫrf ḏ-l-ʾḥd w-s¹ty w-ʾrbʿ[ mʾtm ... ... mr]—
  11  ʾ-hmw ʾlmqh f-l yzʾn ḫmr ʾd[m-hw ... ...]—
  12  ʿn-hw l-ʾbrq ṣdqm b-ʾlmqh bʿ[l ʾwm]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]
   2  the statue of bronze [... ...]
   3  the tribe of Sabaʾ irrigation and [... ...] (the wadi) Ḫ-
   4  bs²m and Rymn rain season [... ...]
   5  abundant rain as He granted [... ...]
   6  His oracle and He saved [... ...]
   7  the land three rain seasons [... ...]
   8  their Lord because He granted for them [... ...]
   9  the statue. And there was this dedication in the month
  10  S¹bʾ in the year 461 [... ...]
  11  their Lord ʾlmqh; and may He continue to grant His servants [... ...]
  12  for satisfactory rain seasons. By ʾlmqh, the Lord of ʾwm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 2010: 49Müller, Walter W. 2010. Sabäische Inschriften nach Ären datiert. Bibliographie, Texte und Glossar. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 53). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.