DASI ID: ID: 6113
Text:
Translations:
1Yḥmd and his brother Mḥmdm 2and his son Ḥywʿṯtr, 3of the family Gldn, those of Ḥmln, dedicated 4to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, a statue 5in bronze, which he promised Him, in praise 6because ʾlmqh granted to them a male 7child for them, and may He continue to grant 8them male children in health from 9their wives, daughters of the family Gldn, and perfect and healthy 10fruits and crops; 11may He continue to protect their persons. By 12ʾlmqh.
Translation Notes:
9For the translation of ʾṯt-hmw bnt as a plural, see the cultural note in the edition of the text.
Chronological
Period: D (conjectural)
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 32.7, w. 21.4, th. 11.6
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 2.2
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 247
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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