DASI ID: ID: 6118
Text:
Translations:
1Mgdḥlk, of the family Mrḥbm, 2dedicated to her lord ʾlmqh, 3Lord of ʾwm, two statues, 4in praise because He granted her 5male children and a daughter for 6whom she promised this dedication; 7may ʾlmqh grant her the satisfaction of her heart. 8By ʾlmqh.
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 40.2, w. 35.4, th. 11
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 5.2 (max.); 2.4 (min.)
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 255
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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