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Ryckmans, Jacques 1974: pl. III/a Image free from copyright

Ryckmans, Jacques 1974: pl. III/a Image free from copyright

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Translations:

1S²rḥʾl ʾs¹ʿr of the family Ḏrnḥ, the ʾqwl of the tribe
2Ḏmry, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, the Lord of ʾwm, the
3statue of bronze, by which S²rḥʾl, of the family Ḏrnḥ, praised
4the power and the authority of ʾlmqh, the Lord of ʾwm, because
5they were protected, their two masters S¹ʿds²ms¹m ʾs¹rʿ and his son Mrṯdm
6Yhḥmd, the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, sons of ʾls²rḥ Yḥ-
7ḍb, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, and all their tribe Ḏmry and
8all the army which did service for their two masters in the expeditions they carried out in the
9land of Rdmn, in order to do battle with the army of Ydʿʾl, the king of Ḥaḍramawt,
10and Whbʾl, of Mʿhr, and the soldiers and the tribes, which supported 
11them. S²rḥʾl praised the power and the authority of ʾlmqh, because 
12their two masters and their tribe Ḏmry and all the army which did service for them
13came back from those expeditions and battle in safety and in a perfect success
14and with numerous spoils which satistied and gratified the hearts of their
15two masters S¹ʿds²ms¹m ʾs¹rʿ and his son Mrṯdm Yhḥmd,
16the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān. Might ʾlmqh continue to grant favour to
17their two masters in perfect success and in humiliating and destroying
18all enemy and ill-wisher of their masters, the kings of Sabaʾ. Because
19ʾlmqh granted to His servant S²rḥʾl all the favours he sought
20from Him and in order to might ʾlmqh, the Lord of ʾwm, continue to
21grant to His servant S²rḥʾl of the family Ḏrnḥ all the favours
22he will continue to seek from Him.
23Might ʾlmqh, the Lord of ʾwm, grant to His servant S²rḥʾl of the family Ḏrnḥ, the favour and the goodwill of their two master S¹ʿds²ms¹m ʾs¹rʿ and hi son Mrṯdm Yhḥmd, the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān.
24Might ʾlmqh, the Lord of ʾwm, grant to His servants S²rḥʾl and the family Ḏrnḥ prosperity, good luck, soundness of faculties and material ressources, good and luxuriant fruits from all their lands and their valleys.
25Because He saved and will save S²rḥʾl and the family Ḏrnḥ and their tribe Ḏmry from maleficence  and malice [... ...] enemy and ill-wisher,  which are distant and nearby. By ʿṯtr, Hwbs¹, ʾlmqh, by ḏt Ḥmym, by ḏt Bʿdnm, by their gods ʿṯtr ʿzz and ḏt Ẓhrn, the two Lords of the mountain Knn, and ʿṯtr ʿzz ḏ-Gʾbm, ḏ-Ṭrr.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
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
Concordances: JR 1, ZI 12, Condé 3

Spatial

Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Deposit:
settlement: Ṣanʿāʾ
institution: Unknown
private Collection: true

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