| Support type | Architectural structure » Wall | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Dimensions | h. 60.3, w. 267 (tot. measures of the four stones); w. 256 (max. lenght of the text) | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | The symbol is engraved at the beginning of ll. 1-2 (cf. Jamme 1962, ii, 265 and pl. C/2). |
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Notes | The inscriptions Ja 550-557 are engraved on the outside enclosure wall of the temple, at the sides of the western door (see the location in Jamme 1962 a: ii, pl. C/1). Ja 552 is engraved on the left of Ja 550, over Ja 553 and the west door (cf. von Wissmann 1982: 344, fig. 108). The text is engraved in two courses on four stones. |
| Link to site record |
| Title | Ja 552 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |
| Jamme 1962 a: ii, pl. C/1 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1962. Sabaean Inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqîs (Mârib). (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 3). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. |
| Wissmann 1982: 344, fig. 108 | Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)] |