DASI ID: ID: 3971
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1ʾbkrb [... ....] 2ḏ-S³rdd and N[...], mqtwy of 3S²mr Yhrʿs² king of Sabaʾ and 4ḏu-Raydān, son of Ys¹rm Yhnʿm 5king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, dedicated to 6ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Master of ʾwm, the statue of silver 7and two statue of bronze, in praise because 8ʾlmqh Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm aided and protected the body of 9his servant ʾbkrb from the disease from which he suffered in the 10the city of Mrb throughout eight months; 11and ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Master of ʾwm, granted His servant 12ʾbkrb the protection of his body from this 13disease; and in praise because ʾlmqh granted 14His servant ʾbkrb the favours he asked from 15Him, when they undertook a military expedition and assisted their lord S²mr 16Yhrʿs² king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of Ys¹rm 17Yhnʿm king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, when they undertook a military expedition and 18made war at S¹hrtn against the tribes of S¹hrtm 19and Dwʾt and Ṣḥrm and Ḥrt, when 20their lord S²mr Yhrʿs² fought against them in the 21valley ḏ-Ḍmdm, and met them upon 22ʿkwtnhn on the north side, until he drove them into (?) 23the sea; and they pursued after them and slew them 24in the middle of the sea; and in praise because he granted his servant 25ʾbkrb the slaughter of three warriors killed in battle, 26and two captives, and prisoners and booty, which may satisfy him. 27And may ʾlmqh continue to grant His servant ʾbkrb 28slayings and booty whenever they undertook an expedition and assist 29their lord the king; and may He grant him the favour and 30goodwill of their lord S²mr Yhrʿs² king of Sabaʾ and ḏu- 31Raydān, son of Ys¹rm Yhnʿm king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, 32and protect them from the evil, defeat, 33humiliation and harm of any enemy; by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm.
Translation Notes:
21the wādī Ḍamad is 12 km north of Jāzān, today in Saudi Araba (Robin 2013: 121).
Chronological
Period: D
Mentioned Date: (end of the III cent. AD)
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 92, w. 28, th. 12
Letter Measure: 0.25
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: RES 3505A, RES 184, RES 661
Spatial
Site: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: Marseille
institution: Musée Borély
private Collection: false
identification Number: 5302
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