DASI ID: ID: 2059
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Translations:
1Ṯmkhmw son of Ndbm 2dedicated to ḏt-Ḥmym seven 3covering slabs and burnt aromatic plants; 4and he placed under the will of ḏt-Ḥmym 5his life, his children and 6his properties.
Translation Notes:
1-4"Ṯmkhmw, son of Ndbm, dedicated to ḏt-Ḥmym seven phalli and extracted genitals (or testicles)..." (Frantsouzoff).
3For the translation of bḥt, see Raybūn-Kafas/Naʿmān 148.
Chronological
Period: B
Physical
Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Ḥaḍramitic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Raybūn 3
Spatial
Site: Raybūn, Ḥaḍramawt, Yemen
Ancient Name: Rybn [oasis]
Type of Site: Settlement
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