DASI ID: ID: 6196
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 53 Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1[...] mqtwy of 2Krbʿṯt [Ynfṯ] of the family Ṣʿqn, 3Zbnr and Ḫymm, dedicated to ʾlmqh 4Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the statue in bronze 5which he promised Him because he suffered 6a sickness of his legs; may ʾlmqh continue 7to help him against the sickness 8of his legs; may He grant him the goodwill and 9the satisfaction of his lord Krbʿṯt Ynfṯ. 10By ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 23.7, w. 16.5, th. 13.7
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
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 7
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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