DASI ID: ID: 6116
Text:
Translations:
1Hyṯʿ, of the family Klb Ḏkrm, 2the Sabaean, servant of 3the family Nʿmbrl and Ḥbt, dedicated 4to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, 5two statues in bronze which 6His servant Hyṯʿ promised Him, when 7he returned in safety from S²- 8bwt and from the sea, and may 9ʾlmqh continue to protect 10His servant Hyṯʿ. By 11ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm.
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 32.2, w. 17.2, th. 13.7
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 1.9 (min.); 2.7 (max.)
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 251
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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