DASI ID: ID: 4253
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Text:
Translations:
1Ḥnʾ and Zydʾl, the two of the clan Ḫḏb, 2erected the altar of Wdm and of the gods 3of Maʿīn in Delos.
Translation Notes:
The Minaic inscription is followed by the Greek one: "To Wd, god of the Minaeans".
Chronological
Period: B
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Altar
Materials: Marble
Shape: Circular
Measures: h. 59, d. 33
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
Symbol Shape: Snake
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: Wd
Symbol Shape: Two-pronged fork
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: Nkrḥ
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Minaic → Marginal Minaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: RES 3570
Spatial
Site: Delos, Greece
Ancient Name: Dlṯ
Deposit:
settlement: Delos
institution: Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: A 7809
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