DASI ID: ID: 7587
External image
Available on source website
"Müller, Walter W. 2013: 92, fig. 1"
Text:
Translations:
1ʿhlm descendant of Bʿgm, Ḫtynm and Hbʾ, qyl of the tribe ḏ-Ḥlzwm and Tlgg and 2their settlers dedicated to Blw ḏ-Ḥdṯm, to Mwtr, to ḏt Ġḍrn and the gods of the temple 3Ḥdṯm in Ḥlzwm, in respect of what he asked them for; because Blw and His gods saved ʿlhm in the days 4in which ʿhlm was the priest for Blw and because He granted the autumn harvest and the spring harvest during the two years 5of ʿhlm, untill he entirely completed his office, untill the price of dates and of the cereals was set in that time: 6for the dates twenty five in s¹lʿt, for the cereals twenty two, regarding the oat cereals 7[... ...]
Translation Notes:
5ʿd s¹lqb klm: Müller translates "bis er mit einem Vertrauensposten beauftragt wurde" (klm from wkl "entrust").
Chronological
Period: C
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque → With framework
Materials: Bronze
Measures: h. 19, w. 34.6
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Dentils
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Marginal Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Cast
Spatial
Site: Hajar Lajiya / Hajar Warrāṣ, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ḥlzwm
Type of Site: Settlement
Similar Epigraphs
No similar epigraphs found.
