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"Maraqten, Mohammed"

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"Maraqten, Mohammed"

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Translations:

1Ṯwbʾl and ʿmḏkr, of the family Qdrn, dedicated
2to Ḥwkm Nbṭ and to the gods of the temple S²bʿn
3the dedication  and the stone of the garden and two northern 
4warehouses and two inscriptions, the values of them
5should be s¹lʿt ʾḥlf and ten
6krkr of red bronze and .. three (?) ʾkrm,
7when Ḥwkm and the gods of the temple S²bʿn
8raised and save  Ṯwbʾl e ʿmḏkr from
9the lands and the towns of the North: Nbṭm, Ks²d,
10Mṣr e Ywnm; and when Ḥwkm and the gods of the temple S²bʿn
11raised and save Ṯwbʾl
12from the town of Rqmm, during the expedition he did
13before this expedition, by sea and by land.
14Forever might Ḥwkm
15and the gods of S²bʿn bring up, and made go back and return  Ṯwbʾl
16and ʾmḏkr into their city  Mrymtm in 
17safety of their faculties, their resources and
18that they have possessed. By ʿṯtr, ʿm 
19and by Ḥwkm. And they entrusted to Ḥwkm [and to the gods]
20of the temple S²bʿn the whole of dedication against whomever
21could damage or move it from its place.

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque → With framework
Materials: Bronze
Measures: h. 66, w. 30
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Dentils

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Central Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Cast

Spatial

Site: Hajar al-ʿĀdī, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mrymtm
Type of Site: Settlement

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