DASI ID: ID: 5968
Text:
Translations:
1S¹wdm ʾs¹ʾr and Yhʿn 2[..] and their son Klbm of the clan 3of ʿṯkln, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, 4Lord of ʾwm, this statue as ʾlmqh ordered them 5in His oracle for their safety and 6the safety of their son Klbm, descendant of the clan ʿṯkln; 7and that ʾlmqh may grant to them prosperity and 8safety and proper outcome and the goodwill and the satisfaction 9of their lord Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm, king 10of Sabaʾ, son of Whbʾl Yḥz, king 11of Sabaʾ; and that may bestow to them ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, 12Lord of ʾwm, proper fruits crops and harvests in 13all their lands; and that may preserve them 14ʾlmqh from misfortunes and mischief and 15maleficence and malice of the enemy; and because He has been 16and will be favourable for S¹wdm and Yhʿn and Klbm, 17descendants of the clan ʿṯkln, and may grant ʾlmqh 18healthy male children. By ʿṯtr 19and Hwbs¹ and ʾlmqh Ṯhwn and Ṯwr Bʿlm 20m, the two Lords of ʾwm and Ḥrwnm, and by ḏt 21Ḥmym and by ḏt Bʿdnm, and by the solar deity of the king Tnf.
Chronological
Period: D
Mentioned Date: (second half of the 2nd century AD)
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
Letter Measure: 4.8 (max.), 4.5 (min.)
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
Concordances: MaMB 269, ZI 3, Ir 38
Spatial
Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Deposit:
settlement: Mārib
private Collection: false
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