DASI ID: ID: 1040
Mordtmann 1893: pl. IV/2689 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1ʿms²bm son of Gns¹ of 2ʿṣmm dedicated to Tʾlb 3himself, his children and 4his properties
Chronological
Period: A
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Stela → Stela with framework
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 49, w. 42
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Horizontal grooves
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Dentils
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Spatial
Site: ʿUṣām, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʿṣmm
Type of Site: Modern site with reemployed inscriptions or artefacts
Deposit:
settlement: Berlin
institution: Altes Museum (formerly Königlisches Museum)
private Collection: false
identification Number: 2689
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