DASI ID: ID: 7981
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"By kind permission of ʿA. Mikyāsh, K. al-Zubaydī"
Text:
Translations:
1Whbʾl and Ġwṯʾl descendants of 2Ḏrʾ Ḥm dedicated to their god and 3their lord Bashamum, master of Ḫrf and 4Nʿlm in His sanctuary Ḫrf at Ḥalzaw 5the bronze statue, in respect of what they petitioned Him for 6before this day; Whbʾl and Ġwṯʾl 7committed to Bashamum and His 8gods their wills, their 9material resources and their two sons Zydʾl and 10ʾlzʾd, and all that they possess and that may be a good 11omen for them, and their statue, against whoever 12may damage and remove (it); by Bashamum and their tutelary 13deities ʿAthtar ḏ-Ḥrm and 14ḏt Bs³rm and the gods of 15Ḥalzaw.
Translation Notes:
7-8ʾlh-s¹ww: "it is uncertain whether the suffix pronoun refers here to the god or to his sanctuary, since examples of both can be found in the inscriptions" (Prioletta 2013: 114, n. 30).
10-11w-ḏ-m l-s¹m [ʿ]ynm nʿm: "this curious expression also appears in the other dedicatory text from Ḥalzaw CSAI II,14 = RES 4336/5" (Prioletta 2013:114, n. 31).
Chronological
Period: C
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 88, w. 25, th. 19
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Central Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Spatial
Site: Hajar Lajiya / Hajar Warrāṣ, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ḥlzwm
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: ʿAtaq
institution: Museum
private Collection: false
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