DASI ID: ID: 5898
Bron 1979: pl. VI/1 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1Ġfrm, of the family 2Brs²ʿn, dedicated to ʾlmqh 3Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, 4this statue in bronze 5which he promised Him because he suffered a sickness 6and in fact he praised the might and 7the power of ʾlmqh, as He protected 8him. By ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 15.7, w. 12.8
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
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: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Site: Shabwa, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: S²bwt
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Cambridge
institution: The Fitzwilliam Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: E.4.1943
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