DASI ID: ID: 9061

Beeston 1988 a: 37 (photo) Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
... ...] 1the votive-object (?) in gratitude because he had [successfully fulfilled] the office of 2overseer. And may the Lord of S²bʿn continue to grant them success 3in future tenure of the overseership, on behalf of their house [...] 4And may ʾlmqh vouchsafe to them the favour and goodwill of their lords 5ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, 6kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydãn, sons of Frʿm 7Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ; and may ʾlmqh, 8Lord of S²bʿn, vouchsafe to them the safety of their bodies and their faculties; 9and fine fruits and crops; and may ʾlmqh defend them 10from evil and mischief and drought 11and insect pests, and the illwill and malice of any enemy. 12 By ʾlmqh, Lord of S²bʿn.
Translation Notes:
1Beeston suggests to attribute to the word "ḫlfn" the meaning of "she-camel". In fact, he thinks that it probably denotes a votive object, i.e. a figurine or statuette to which the inscription was attached.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 24.5, w. 16, th. 9
Letter Measure: 1.6
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Spatial
Site: al-Bayḍāʾ, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ns²qm
Type of Site: Settlement
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