DASI ID: ID: 6008
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 10 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn Yhrḥb king 2of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʾls²rḥ 3Yḥḍb and Yʾzl Byn, kings of Sabaʾ 4and ḏu-Raydān, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, 5Lord of ʾwm, the statue in silver, of which the weight 6is thousand rḍym, in praise because He gratified 7him with all the favours he sought for and implored 8Him for, before this dedication, and may continue 9ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, to perform and to 10gratify His servant Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn 11Yhrḥb king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān with all 12the favours he will continue to seek for and to implore 13Him for, and for his safety and the safety of his kingdom 14and of his army force; by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. max. 113.7 (right), h. min. 113.3 (left), w. max. 38.1 (top), w. min. 35.4 (bottom)
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes
Concordances: Sh 22, MaMB 109, ZI 64
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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