DASI ID: ID: 8592

Walker 1938: pl. V Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1Rbʿt son of [... ...] dedicated to 2ʾlmqh [... ...] in praise 3because he returned in safety from 4all the expeditions in which he took part, 5fought and followed their lord 6S²ʿrm ʾwtr, king of S¹bʾ 7and ḏ-Rydn, son of ʿlhn 8Nhfn, king of S¹bʾ. And may ʾlmqh continue 9to protect the person of His 10servant Rbʿt, and may ʾlmqh grant them 11the goodwill and satisfaction of their 12two lords S²ʿrm ʾwtr and 13Ḥywʿṯtr Yḍʿ; by ʾlmqh.
Chronological
Period: D (conjectural)
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Marble
Measures: h. 17.5, w. 10, th. 2.75
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Spatial
Site: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
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