DASI ID: ID: 6205
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"Maraqten 2005 b: 386 (fig. 1)"
Text:
Translations:
1Mʿdḥmd, priestess of (the temple) 2Ḥrwnm, of the family Rs²wn, 3dedicated to ʾlmqh Master of 4ʾwm the statue, in order that He protects 5her when she gives birth to a boy, 6by ʿṯtr and ʾlmqh.
Translation Notes:
4-5"because he protected her when she gave a birth of boy" (Maraqten).
Chronological
Period: C
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 22, w. 19.5
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
Spatial
Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
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