DASI ID: ID: 6031
Text:
Translations:
1S²rḥm, of the family Ḫḏwt and Rg- 2lm, dedicated to ʾlmqhw 3Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, this statue from 4their booty from the town of Qrytm 5ḏt Khlm, so that ʾlmqhw grants them 6the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord S²ʿrm 7ʾwtr, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, 8son of ʿlhn Nhfn, king of 9Sabaʾ; so that He grants them prosperity 10and safety and delivers them 11from any evil. By ʾlmqh.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 48.9, w. 28.7, th. 45.9
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 3
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 273, ZI 31
Spatial
Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
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