DASI ID: ID: 5986

Jamme 1962 a: pl. 6 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1ʾwlṭ, of the family Klbn, mqtwy of 2ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother 3Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, 4sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ, 5dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, 6the statue in bronze, which he had promised to Him in order that He may save 7him and grant to him the goodwill and the satisfaction of his 8two lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother 9Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾand ḏu-Raydān; 10by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 24 (right), h. max. 25.4 (center), h. min. 21 (left), w. max. 19.3 (bottom), w. min. 18.8 (top), th. 12.7
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 2.2 (max.); 2 (min.)
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: MaMB 163
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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