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Muḥāfaẓat Mārib 20


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Measure of letters6-7
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Ryd→n hqny ʾlʾlt Kwrn [yw]→m ʿly Trḥ b-k→n ʾlm ʿṯtr w-hnr b-Trḥ

TRANSLATIONS

German

   1  Ḏamarʿalī Ḏarīḥ, der König von Sabaʾ und ḏū Raydān, → hat den Göttern des (Berges) Kwrn (diesen Altar) gewidmet, als → er zum Heiligtum Trḥ hinaufstieg, als → er dem ʿAṯtar ein rituelles Mahl ausrichtete und in Trḥ ein Feuer(opfer) anzündete.
Nebes 2018: 471Nebes, Norbert 2018. Der rituelle Umzug des Yadaʿʾil Ḏariḥ nach Ṣirwāḥ. Pages 461-478 in Laïla Nehmé and Ahmad al-Jallad (eds). To the Madbar and back again. Studies in the languages, archaeology, and cultures of Arabia dedicated to Michael C.A. Macdonald. (Studies in Semitic languages and linguistic, 92). Leiden: Brill / Boston: Brill.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeArtefact » Offering table » With plain gutter
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 7, w. 49, th. 40
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJabal al-Lawdh
Ancient siteKwrn
Geographical areaNorthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Trḥ.
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Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Nebes 2018: 471, figs 6, 7, 8, 9Nebes, Norbert 2018. Der rituelle Umzug des Yadaʿʾil Ḏariḥ nach Ṣirwāḥ. Pages 461-478 in Laïla Nehmé and Ahmad al-Jallad (eds). To the Madbar and back again. Studies in the languages, archaeology, and cultures of Arabia dedicated to Michael C.A. Macdonald. (Studies in Semitic languages and linguistic, 92). Leiden: Brill / Boston: Brill.