DASI ID: ID: 1176
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 51; Catalogue 2000: cat. 237 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1S¹mhwtr ḏ-ʾmrm, brother of Ydʿʾl and Yṯʿʾmr, dedicated to ʾlmqh his temple (?) Ms²rʿm. By ʾlmqh.Chronological
Period: A
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque
Materials: Bronze
Measures: w. 230
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
View: In profile
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Ostrich
Symbol Shape: Letter Ġ
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Cast
Royal Inscription: Yes
Spatial
Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Deposit:
settlement: Ṣanʿāʾ
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: YM 343
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