CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1962 a: ii, pl. 2

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Wall
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 60.3, w. 267 (tot. measures of the four stones); w. 256 (max. lenght of the text)
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeTotschläger
      Symbol's referenceGod: ʾlmqh
Notes on support and decorationsThe symbol is engraved at the beginning of ll. 1-2 (cf. Jamme 1962, ii, 265 and pl. C/2).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
NotesThe 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.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleJa 552
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1962 a: ii, pl. C/1Jamme, 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. 108Wissmann, 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.)]