DASI ID: ID: 6107
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 35 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1[... ...] of ʾlm, dedicated 2to ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, 3the statue in bronze for the safety of his son 4[... ...] and may ʾlmqh grant to them 5prosperity and good luck; 6and may ʾlmqh favour to them the safety 7of their persons; and may ʾlmqh continue 8to protect them from harm; 9and may ʾlmqh grant to him the favour of 10his two lords Krbʿṯt and Yhʿn 11[... ...]; by ʾlmqh.
Chronological
Period: D (conjectural)
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: w. max. 13.8, w. min. 7.8, th. 11
Letter Measure: 2.5 (max.); 2.1 (min.)
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: MaMB 229
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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