DASI ID: ID: 4471
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"Bron 2009 a: pl. IV"
Text:
Translations:
1S¹ʿdʿm and his two sons S¹ʿds²ms¹m and Nʿdm 2Brnṭm, of Wnb, dedicated to their god and their 3lord Ḥwkm Nbṭ and His gods, the gods of the temple 4S²bʿn, two dedications - one in silver, 5whose value is fifty s¹lʿ, the other in bronze, 6of ten s¹lʿ - in His temple of Mnʿm, as a tribute 7which they collected (or: which is found) for their lord Ḥwkm in the two cities of Ẓfr 8and Mrymtm, as He had ordered in His oracle; and as for Ḥwkm and 9His gods, may they assure the safety and the health of these men and of 10their sons and their people, and this health for them; and these men 11committed their two dedications against everyone who may damage 12and remove (them) from their places; by ʿṯtr, 13ʿm, ʾnby, Ḥwkm 14and the gods of the temple S²bʿn.
Chronological
Period: C
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque → With framework
Materials: Bronze
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Type Level 2: With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Plant
Subject Level 2: Vine scroll
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Central Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Cast
Spatial
Site: Hajar al-ʿĀdī, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mrymtm
Type of Site: Settlement
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