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Ja 553
Reconstruction of the wall with the location of Ja 552 and 553.
Wissmann 1982: 344, fig. 108
Wissmann 1982: 344, fig. 108
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Wall |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 59, w. 88.6 (tot. measures of the two superimposed stones), w. 82 (max. lenght of the inscription) |
| Notes on support and decorations | The inscribed part is covered with red paint. |
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 |
| 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 553 is engraved on the left of Ja 550 and below Ja 552, on two stones on the inset panel over the west door (cf. von Wissmann 1982: 344, fig. 108). |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Ja 553 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 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.)] |