DASI ID: ID: 7737
Text:
Translations:
1Mrṯdm and his son Rṯdm, of the banū 2ḏ-Yhrḥb, erected the votive relief (?) 3for their safety.
Translation Notes:
2s²mw tḥrbtn: "haben aufgestellt die(se) Kampfszene" (Höfner 1936).
Physical
Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
View: Frontal
Human Gender: Man
Human Weapons:
Axe
Shield
Human Gestures:
Standing
Subject Level 1: Human figure
Part Of Human Body: Complete figure
View: In profile
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Dog
Animal Gestures:
Standing
Part Of Animal Body: Complete figure
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Concordances: RES 3861, Gl 738
Spatial
Site: Maʾrib, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mryb / Mrb
Type of Site: Settlement
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