DASI ID: ID: 5895
Text:
Translations:
1[... ...] dedicated 2to ʾlmqhw Ṯhwn, Lord of 3ʾwm, a statue in bronze in 4praise because He satisfied him in 5His oracle and may He grant them 6the satisfaction and the goodwill of their lords 7and may He grant them sound crops 8and may He deliver them from 9the maleficence and malice of any enemy.
Chronological
Period: D (conjectural)
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 18.5, w. 11
Letter Measure: 1.6
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Spatial
Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Deposit:
settlement: Oxford
institution: The Ashmolean Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: 1957.16
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