DASI ID: ID: 6206
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"Maraqten 2005 b: 387 (fig. 2)"
Text:
Translations:
1ʿfṯmt and her daughter S²fns¹r of the family Ḥlḥlm dedicated to 2ʾlmqhw, Lord of ʾwm, the male statue and the female statue for their safety and the safety of 3their two children S²rḥṯt and ʾbḥlk of the family Ḥlḥlm and for the safety of what 4they possess, by ʿṯtr, Hbs¹, ʾlmqhw and by ḏt Ḥmym and 5by ḏt Bʿdn and by the solar deity of the king Tnf, and they committed their 6dedication to ʾlmqhw, Lord of ʾwm.
Chronological
Period: C
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 31, w. 52, th. 21
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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