DASI ID: ID: 4015
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"CIH: ii/iii, pl. XXII"
Text:
Translations:
1S¹ʿdʾwm and his son [....]- 2m banū ʾws¹ʾl, the Hanakites, vassals 3of the king, dedicated to ḏ-S¹my 4Master of Bqrm the statue and the (two?) camels 5in bronze, for the safety of their persons, 6and the safety of their children and their cattle, 7and so that ḏ-S¹my should grant them the satisfaction of his heart 8and the fortune of their hand, and that ḏ-S¹my should help and save 9His servant S¹ʿdʾwm from the sickness 10of the cattle he possesses, and protect their vassals, 11banū ʾws¹ʾl, from the malice of the enemy.
Translation Notes:
8"la bienveillance de son coeur et l'assistence de sa (main) droite" (Robin 2013: 129).
Chronological
Period: C
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Marble
Measures: h. 22, w. 16, th. 9
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Letter Ḏ
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ḏ-S¹mwy
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: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
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