DASI ID: ID: 6058
Top (Ja 662) Jamme 1962 a: pl. 17 Image free from copyright
Centre (Ja 663) Jamme 1962 a: pl. 18 Image free from copyright
Bottom (Ja 663) Jamme 1962 a: pl. 18 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1[Yʿmr ʾs²wʿ w-... ...]— 2hw Dm[... ...]r, of the family Tklm 3ʾnmrm, wzʿy of the tribe 4of Sabaʾ, dedicated to their lord 5ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the statue 6in bronze in praise because 7He fulfilled for His servant Yʿmr ʾs²wʿ 8all the favours he had sought from Him in 9the town of S²bwt, when 10their lord S²mr Yhrʿs², king 11of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān and 12Ḥaḍramawt and Ymnt, ordered him to perform garrison duty and watch over 13in the town of S²bwt with their tribe 14Sabaʾ; may ʾlmqh continue to fulfill 15for His servant Yʿmr ʾs²wʿ 16all the favours he will seek from Him 17in all the campaigns their lord 18S²mr Yhrʿs² will order, and may 19ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, continue to grant 20them the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord S²mr 21Yhrʿs², king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān 22and Ḥaḍramawt and Ymnt. By 23ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: MaMB 98 (Ja 662): h. 22.8, w. 19.6, th. 11.5. MaMB 91 (Ja 663): h. 19.4, w. 14, th. 12; MaMB 96 (Ja 663): h. 32, w. 19.4, th. 12.
Letter Measure: 2
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 98+MaMB 91+96
Spatial
Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
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