DASI ID: ID: 5921
Müller, Walter W. 1972 d: pl. XII, fig. 35 Image free from copyright
Robin and Vogt 1997: 82 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1Hwfʿṯt of Bnym from those of the 2Fys²n tribe, inhabitants of the city of 3S²ʿbm dedicated to ʾlmqhw 4Lord of ʾwm the statue in 5bronze for their safety and 6the safety of his son Klbm, the young man, 7who recovered from Mrb, and so that He 8should grant them prosperity and good 9luck.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Alabaster
Measures: h. 29.5; w. 16.5; th. 3.8
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Lu 23, Graf 2
Spatial
Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Deposit:
settlement: Ṣanʿāʾ
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: YM 346
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