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Robin 1980: pl. 3/a Image free from copyright

Robin 1980: pl. 3/a Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1S¹ʿdʾwm [... ...]ṯt S²ws³n and S²rḥṯt ʾ[...]
2and their two sons Rbʿt and Tbʿkrb, of the family ʿrs³m dedicated to
3ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, four statues and a bull of bronze,
4in praise because He granted them protection in all the expeditions and battles (in whose) they served
5their lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, kings of Sabaʾ 
6and ḏu-Raydān, the two sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ, in the territory of Ḥmyrm
7and because He granted them to return with  spoils,  trophies and  booty
8that satisfied them, and in praise because ʾlmqh accorded them to gratify them
9with the fulfillment of the oracle when  He  grants them  healthy male children, and 
10may  ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwn, grant them the favour and the goodwill of their two lords 
11ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, 
12and may ʾlmqh protect and save them from misfortune and mischief, and from  
13maleficence and malice of any enemy. By ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 34, w. 32, th. 16
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Type Level 2: With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Type Level 1: Framework
Type Level 2: With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Plant
Subject Level 2: Rosette
Letter Measure: 1,5

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: MuB 4

Spatial

Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Deposit:
settlement: Bayḥān
institution: Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: 4

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