DASI ID: ID: 2054
Text:
Translations:
1Mṣdqm son of Qs³mm dedicated to ḏt Ḥmym the covering slab, 2by which ḏt Ḥmym was pleased by him, as 3his father Qs³mm was performing the rite he who was mourning 4according to the decree, and then he achieved Her issue; and may it be far from 5Qs³mm that he may wish ill in what he performs as a rite for 6the priestess (?) of ḏt Ḥmym [... ...].
Translation Notes:
1-2For the translation of bḥt and of the rḍw and (y)s³twr formulas, see Raybūn-Kafas/Naʿmān 148.
1Mṣdqm, son of Qs³mm, dedicated to ḏt Ḥmym the 2phallus with which ḏt Ḥmym was satisfied for his sake, be- 3cause his father Qs³mm was performing a rite, so that he should mourn 4by decree (or by order) and should achieve her (the goddess's) issuing an oracle (?)... 5and from Qs³mm must (or let) be released from that he wished ill to what he was performing (or performed) as a rite for 6her spirit rʿbt (the healing spirit ?)...
Physical
Support: Object → Stone piece
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Ḥaḍramitic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Spatial
Site: Raybūn, Ḥaḍramawt, Yemen
Ancient Name: Rybn [oasis]
Type of Site: Settlement
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