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Ja 550
Jamme 1962 a: ii, pl. 1/1-4
Jamme 1962 a: ii, pl. 1/1-4
Jamme 1962 a: ii, pl. 2
Jamme 1962 a: ii, pl. 3
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Wall | ||||||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||||||
| Dimensions | h. (l.1) 23, h. (l.2) 21, w. 2426 (max. length of the in situ text) | ||||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | At Jamme's times, the inscription was composed by a text in situ on the wall plus two fragments on fallen stones. The measures are those given by Jamme. See Jamme 1962, ii, 265 and pl. C/2 for the description of the symbols. |
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). |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Ja 550 |
| Concordance | CIH 375; Gl 485 |
| 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. |