DASI ID: ID: 6086
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 27 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1S²rḥʾl ʾzbr and Nmrm ʾzʾd, of the family Ydm, 2those of the tribe Ḥs²d, servants of the the family Hmdn, dedicated to ʾlmqhw 3Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the statue according to what he sought Him for, 4in order that He should grant them male children in health, and may ʾlmqh grant them 5prosperity and safety, and crops of the spring and autumn season 6and perfect fruits crops in their lands and their fields, and 7may ʾlmqh deliver them from the misfortune and the mischief of the enemy, 8and may ʾlmqh grant them the satisfaction and the goodwill of their 9lords, the family of Hmdn and their tribe Hs²dm. By ʾlmqh.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 33, w. 42.2, th. 12
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 3.1
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 151
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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