DASI ID: ID: 9885

Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 166 a Image free from copyright

Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 166 b Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1Yrm ʾymn and Brg Yhrḥb, sons of 2ʾws¹lt Rfs²n, of the family Hmdn, owners 3of the house Hrn, qayls of the tribe S¹mʿy, 4the third of Ḥs²dm, dedicated to their Patron 5Tʾlb Rymm, the Lord of Trʿt, six 6statues for their safety and the safety 7of their houses and of their tribe Ḥs²dm and of 8their land; may He grant them good crops 9and harvesting in their valleys and 10their land; may He grant them the favour and 11the goodwill of their lord Whbʾl Yḥz, 12the king of Sabaʾ; may He humiliate and put to rout all 13their enemies and ill-wishers; may He save them 14from the harm and the malice of enemies; may 15Tʾlb continue to keep healthy their faculties and 16their material resources. By Tʾlb Rymm.
Chronological
Period: D
Range: 101 BCE - 300 CE
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 80, w. 47, th. 40
Letter Measure: 4
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Riyām 43
Spatial
Site: Jabal Riyām, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Trʿt
Type of Site: Religious area
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