DASI ID: ID: 3783
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Translations:
1[... ...]rm mqtwy of ʾls²rḥ Yḥ- 2ḍb kbr of ʾqynm dedicated to their Patron Rmn ḏ-ʿlm- 3n ḏ-ʾks²r this statue, because Rmn granted him enemy casualties 4and captives in abundance in the land of Qatabān, Ḥimyar and Rdmn, and 5from the Hadramites in the region of Wʿln in the land of Ḫwln, when they did 6service for their lord ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb kbr of ʾqynm; so they 7returned expressions of gratitude to their Patron Rmn (and) dedicated this statue 8to Rmn as their gift from the sanctuary S¹lym; and because Rmn 9gratified them with all the favours they both sought from Him, and so that may He 10grant them the satisfaction of his heart and the goodwill of his lord ʾls²rḥ, and because 11Rmn promised him, in His power, when his father Ḏnm Y- 12ẓfr was engaged in war against Ḥimyar, that He would not be neglectful towards him, but would 13show Himself as a protection to him, namely his father Ḏnm, and because it has been 14and will be favourable for his vassals the banū Bḥrm.
Chronological
Period: C
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 60, w.50
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Spatial
Site: Shibām-Kawkabān, al-Maḥwīt, Yemen
Ancient Name: S²bm
Type of Site: Settlement
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