DASI ID: ID: 6075
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 25 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1Lʿs²m Brlm, descendant 2of Ḥgnn, dedicated to ʾlmqh, 3Lord of ʾwm, the statue 4in bronze, and as for ʾlmqh, may He 5grant to him the safety of his person, 6and for the safety of his settlers, those of 7Ḥgnn, and may He grant to him the goodwill 8and the satisfaction of his lord Mrṯdʾs¹ʾy, 9son of Ḏrnḥ and Ṣdqʾl, 10and may He grant to him blessings and 11fruits crops and harvests luxuriant; 12by ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm.
Chronological
Period: D (conjectural)
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 18.8, w. max. 11.7 (top), w. min. 11.4 (bottom), th. 6.2
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 1.2
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 110
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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