DASI ID: ID: 9169

Schmidt et al. 1986: 15/a Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1Thus ʾlmqh 2Ṯhwn and Ṯwr Bʿlm, 3Lords of Ḥrwnm, ordered and decreed in Their oracles, 4to His servant Whbʾl Yḥz, king 5of Sabaʾ, and to His vassals Sabaʾ and Fys²n 6and to the ʾqwl of the tribes and to all the 7men, great or small, that 8the receiver of the compensation fee in 9Ḥrwnm should not ask for every lawsuit and decree 10(an amount) except by twenty coins of good quality and 11more than that. But, who receives a compensation 12fee from one who goes below the (amount of) twenty coins of good quality 13and to a lower amount, he shall be proposed for trial for fine 14and property liability and, regarding his claim, he should be in debt.
Translation Notes:
8Müller (1986 d, 66) translates ʾḫḏ mḥltn "der Einnehmer der Ablösegebühr".
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Pillar
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Type Level 2: With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Dentils
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Legal text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Spatial
Site: Maʾrib, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mryb / Mrb
Type of Site: Settlement
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