DASI ID: ID: 2396
Robin 1987 c: pl. 11/B Image free from copyright
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Translations:
1Mlkkrb Yhnʾm and his sons ʾbkrb ʾs¹ʿd and Ḏrʾʾmr ʾymn, kings of Sabaʾ, ḏu-Raydān, 2Ḥaḍramawt and Yamanat built, laid foundations, finished and completed their house Kl[n]- 3m, from foundations to top, with the power of their Lord, the Lord of heaven. 4In the month of Dʾwn in the year four hundred ninety-three.
Chronological
Period: E
Mentioned Date: 493 Ḥimyar
Physical
Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure
Materials: Stone
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Plant
Subject Level 2: Vegetal element
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Bird
Monogram Name: bḥlf
Subject Level 1: Monogram
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: King
Symbol Reference Text: Ḥimyarite symbol
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Late Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Relief
Royal Inscription: Yes
Spatial
Site: Bayt al-Ashwāl, Ibb, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Site: Ẓafār, Ibb, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ẓfr
Type of Site: Settlement
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