DASI ID: ID: 5957
Text:
Translations:
1Lfʿṯt Ys²ʿ, of the family Mrḥbm, dedicated to their Lord ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the three statues in bronze, which he had promised Him in praise because He granted him what he had implored from Him; and indeed ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, granted His servant Lfʿṯt Ys²ʿ, of the family Mrḥbm, the fulfilment for him of what he had implored from Him; and indeed he accomplished for his Lord ʾlmqh this dedication as he had promised Him; may ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, continue to grant His servant Lfʿṯt Ys²ʿ His favour in what he implores from Him and good healthy crops from all their lands; may He grant them the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord S²mr Yhrʿs², king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān and Ḥaḍramawt and Ymnt. By ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm and Ḥrwnm.Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
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
Deposit:
settlement: Ṣanʿāʾ
institution: al-Kuhālī collection
private Collection: false
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