DASI ID: ID: 8086

VA 3843 Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: n. 21b, pl. E Image free from copyright

VA 3820 Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: n. 21a, pl. D Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1[... ...] 2[... ...] their tribe Grs², their [... ...], towards [....] 3[... ...] in safety, and because ʾlmqh saved them and their tribe during 4all the expeditions, military campaing, battles and military operations they carried out by the authority of 5their lords, the kings of Sabaʾ, and because ʾlmqh, Lord of Ḥrwnm, saved and and protected 6the person of His servant [... ...], of the family Gdnm, from the epidemic sickness 7that took place in all the countruy. And indeed [... ...] to their lord, 8Rbs²ms¹m Nmrn, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, in the city Nʿḍ, in safety 9and good luck wich satisfied His servant ʿbdʿṯtr, of the family Gdnm, and in order that 10ʾlmqh, Lord of Ḥrwnm, may continue to save the person of His servant ʿbdʿṯtr and of S¹ʿdṯwn, 11of the family Gdnm, and may He grant them the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord, Rbs²ms¹m Nmrn, 12king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān; may ʾlmqh Ṯhwn and Ṯwr Bʿlm, Lord of Ḥrwnm, grant them 13prosperity, safety, male and healty children, and good fruits 14and harvests in their country and their valleys, which will satisfy them. By 15ʿṯtr, Hbs¹, ʾlmqh, ḏt Ḥmym, ḏt Bʿdn and by the solar deity of the king.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Stone piece
Measures: h. 50, w. 22 (VA 3820); h. 48, w. 20 (VA 3843)
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Concordances: Gl 571+753 a
Spatial
Site: Maʾrib, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mryb / Mrb
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Berlin
institution: Staatliche Museen
private Collection: false
identification Number: VA 3820+VA 3843
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