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MB 2005 I-44
Maraqten 2017: 128, fig. 10
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle 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 S²rḥʾl [... ...]
2 ʾdm Kbr Ḫll [...] [hqny ʾlmqh Ṯh]—
3 wn bʿl ʾwm ṣlmn [ḏ-ḏhbn] ḥ—
4 mdm b-ḏt hws²ʿ w-hwfyn ʾlmqh
5 ʿbd-hw S²rḥʾl b-s¹twfyn qdmt ġ—
6 yln Hrn b-kn wqh-<h>w mrʾ-hw Whb—
7 lt Kbr Ḫll l-qtdmn ġyln Hrn b-
8 hgrn Ns²qm w-l-ḏt ḫmr ʾlmqh ʿ—
9 bd-hw S²rḥʾl frqn w-mtʿn grb-hw
10 bn ʾmrḍ mrḍ b-hyt hgrn Ns²qm
11 w-ḥmdm b-ḏt hṣḥ w-hṣdqn ʾl—
12 mqh ʿbd-hw S²rḥʾl bn ḏmrn s¹—
13 wʾm w-l wzʾ ʾlmqh ḫryn-hw bn b-
14 ʾs¹tm w-nḍʿ w-s²ṣy s²nʾm w-l s¹ʿd-h—
15 mw ʾlmqh Ṯhwn ḥẓy w-rḍw ʾmr—
16 ʾ-hmw ʾkbrw Ḫll b-ʿṯtr w-ʾlmqh
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Šaraḥʾīl [...]. 2 vassals of the clan Kabīr Ḫalīl. [dedicated to Almaqah Ṯah]wān 3 Lord of Awām the statuette of [bronze] in gratitude 4 because Almaqah helped and granted for 5 His servant Šaraḥʾīl to achieve the irrigation management of the ghayl 6 of Hirrān when his lord Wahablāt, 7 the Kabīr of Ḫalīl ordered him to command the irrigation office to the ghayl of Hirrān 8 in the town of Našqum. And because Almaqah granted 9 His servant Šaraḥʾīl the protection and safety of his person 10 from the illnesses he suffered in that town Našqum. 11 And in gratitude because Almaqah kept (him) in good health and duly Almaqah protected 12 His servant Šaraḥʾīl against bad affairs. 13 And may Almaqah continue to protect him 14 against misfortune and maleficence and the harm of any enemy 15 and may Almaqah Ṯahwān grant to them the favor and goodwill 16 of their overlords, the Kabīrs of (the clan) Ḫalīl. By ʿAṯtar and Almaqah. |
| Maraqten 2017: 126 | Maraqten, Mohammed 2017. Typology of irrigation systems in ancient Yemen in the light of the epigraphic evidence. Pages 115-135 in Walid Yasin al-Tikriti and Paul Alan Yule (eds). Proceedings of water and life in Arabia. Conference 14th - 16th December, 2014. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 44, w. 31, th. 11 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Maraqten 2017: 126, fig. 10 | Maraqten, Mohammed 2017. Typology of irrigation systems in ancient Yemen in the light of the epigraphic evidence. Pages 115-135 in Walid Yasin al-Tikriti and Paul Alan Yule (eds). Proceedings of water and life in Arabia. Conference 14th - 16th December, 2014. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority. |