DASI ID: ID: 6300
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"By kind permission of GOAM"
Text:
Translations:
1Rbʾl and his two brothers Yzd and Hwfʾl 2and their son ʾzʾd descendants of Ḏḫrm 3dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Master of ʾwm 4the statue in bronze, in praise because He helped and saved 5the person of His servant Rbʾl from the injuries that 6he suffered as a result of the casualties inflicted on them by the enemy; 7and may ʾlmqh continue to protect and save 8His vassals Rbʾl, Yzd and Hwfʾl and their 9son ʾzʾd from evil and distress, 10and from the harm and the malice of any enemy; and may ʾlmqh grant them 11fine fruits and crops from 12their vineyards and fields; and may ʾlmqh grant them 13the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord Ns²ʾkrb 14Yhʾmn Yhrḥb king of Sabaʾ and ḏu- 15Raydān son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and Yʾzl.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 29.6, w. 18.7, th. 11
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: about 1.6
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 620
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 1614=AM 863
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