DASI ID: ID: 6005
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 10 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1Tzʾd ʾṯqf son of S¹ʿdwdm, 2descendant of Tzʾd, dedicated 3to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, 4the statue as he sought Him for the safety 5of his son Rbns¹rm descendant of Tzʾd, and 6may He grant to them prosperity and safety and perfect 7outcome, and may He grant to them the satisfaction and 8the goodwill of their lord Wtrm Yhʾmn, 9king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʾls²rḥ, 10king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, and may ʾlmqh increase to them 11male children; 12and in praise because ʾlmqh bestowed and gratified 13the descendants of Tzʾd with all 14the favours [... ...]
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 53.7, w. max. 29.3 (top), w. min. 24.8 (bottom), th. 20.2
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 3.5
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 232
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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