DASI ID: ID: 5976
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 4 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1[... ...] and might ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, 2Lord of ʾwm, grant to him the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord 3ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb, king of S¹bʾ and ḏu-Raydān; 4and might He grant to him the safety of his person, perfect 5fruits, crops and harvests, which may satisfy His servant 6Hwfʿṯt ʾzʾd, son of Yṣḥm; and might He preserve 7him from the harm and the malice of enemy, the one that are 8aware of and the one that are not aware of; by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. max. 17.6 (left), h. min. 15 (right), w. 21.2, th. 8.7
Letter Measure: 1.5
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 189
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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