DASI ID: ID: 1197

Lundin 1965: pl. XIII/1 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1ʿms²fq, son of ʾlʾmr, of Ḫll, when 2ʿṯtr irrigated Sabaʾ helpfully (?) during autumn and spring 3seven sacred places at the time of his priesthood 4during the reign of S¹mhʿly Ḏrḥ 5and, when he was in the first year of his priesthood, ʿṯtr irrigated during autumn 6and spring and (irrigated) Mrtwm.
Translation Notes:
3ḥbṭ: "hunting enclave" (SD).
Chronological
Period: A
Physical
Support: Monumental support → Rock
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Script Cursus: Boustrophedon
Textual Typology: Commemorative text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Gl 1780
Spatial
Site: Jabal Balaq al-Janūbī, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Type of Site: Religious area
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