DASI ID: ID: 784
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"By kind permission of GOAM"
Text:
Translations:
1Zydm of Ḏwrm dedicated to ʾlmqh, Master of S²bʿn, the two sta- 2tues in bronze, because ʾlmqhw saved his father 3Hwfʿṯt of Ḏwrm from the physical injury he suffered from on (his) way to (?) 4the land of Rdmn, for their well-being, and to increase to them prosperity.
Translation Notes:
The verb ws³f, "to increase" is also attested in the inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqīs.
Chronological
Period: C
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 22, w. 30.3, th. 15.5
Letter Measure: 4
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Spatial
Site: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: Aden
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: NAM 254=AM 343A
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