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MB 2004 I-15
Maraqten 2015: 117, fig. 8
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [... ... ʾ]qwl s²ʿ—
2 [... ... ]w ʾmlkn ʿdy b—
3 yt ḏ-Mhdmm hqny ʾlmqhw bʿl
4 ʿr ʾwm ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhbn ḏ-b-hw ḥm—
5 d mqm ʾlmqhw b-ḏt s²kr l-hw ʾlm—
6 qhw Ḥywm w-bny Mʿḍlm b-ḏt ḫrg—
7 w k[... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 (...) the tribal of Shaʿb (...) 2 (...) the kings into 3 house Dhū-Mahdamum dedicated to Almaqah, lord 4 of the ʿUrr of Awām, the bronze statuette with which he thanked 5 the might of Almaqah because Almaqah has defeated for him 6 Ḥaywum and the Banī Maʿḍalum as they brought a lawsuit (against him) 7 (...) |
| 4 | ʿr: according to the editor, the term in this context indicates the elevated temple platform. |
| Maraqten 2015: 117 | Maraqten, Mohammed 2015. Sacred spaces in ancient Yemen - The Awām temple - Maʾrib : A case study. Pages 107-134 in Mounir Arbach and Jérémie Schiettecatte (eds). Pre-Islamic South Arabia and its Neighbours: New Developments of Research. Proceedings of the 17th Rencontres Sabéennes held in Paris, 6–8 June 2013. (BAR International Series, 2740). Oxford: Archaeopress. [British Foundation for the Study of Arabia Monographs, 16] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʿr ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Maraqten (2015: 117): "the Awām temple is considered to be an embodiment of the cosmic mountain".
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Maraqten 2015: 117, fig. 8 | Maraqten, Mohammed 2015. Sacred spaces in ancient Yemen - The Awām temple - Maʾrib : A case study. Pages 107-134 in Mounir Arbach and Jérémie Schiettecatte (eds). Pre-Islamic South Arabia and its Neighbours: New Developments of Research. Proceedings of the 17th Rencontres Sabéennes held in Paris, 6–8 June 2013. (BAR International Series, 2740). Oxford: Archaeopress. [British Foundation for the Study of Arabia Monographs, 16] |