DASI ID: ID: 6294
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"By kind permission of GOAM"
Text:
Translations:
1[... ...]ʿ descendant of Ḏbyn 2and Dwrm dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn 3Master of ʾwm the statue in bronze, which he pro- 4mised Him in praise because He granted to him killing, 5when they campaigned in the land of Ḥaḍramawt; 6and may continue ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Master of ʾwm 7to grant to them prosperity and safety and 8perfect matters and soundness of faculties 9and material resources, by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Ma- 10ster of ʾwm.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 34, w. 23.5, th. 10.5
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 2
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: Ja 2106
Spatial
Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Deposit:
settlement: Aden
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: NAM 418=AM 823
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