DASI ID: ID: 4060
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957 a: pl. V Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1Rṯds²ms¹m Rkbn dedicated 2to ḏ-S¹my, God of the ʾmrm, Master of 3Wtrm, this bronze female camel whose name is 4ʾs²ffm, because his Lord granted him that 5he could have success in his [first ?] 6year; and because he returned safely 7from the land of Ḥimyar. And may ḏ-S¹my 8continue to grant him the goodwill and 9satisfaction of his two lords ʾls²rḥ Y- 10ḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, 11kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, sons of Fr- 12ʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ; and may He continue 13to grant him [... ...].
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
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: Maʾrib, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mryb / Mrb
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Istanbul
institution: Ancient Orient Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: 7627
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