DhM 202
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Whbʾwm bn
2 ʾws¹m hqny ʾ—
3 lmqh bʿl S²bʿn-ṣ—
4 (l)mn ḏ-ḏhbn ḏ-s²f—
5 t-hw l-wfy bn-hw
6 ʾws¹krb w-l ḫmr
7 ʾlmqh ʿbd-hw Wh—
8 bʾwm nʿmtm w-r—
9 ḍw-hw b-ʿṯtr w-ʾl—
10 mqh w-ḏt Ns²qm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Whbʾwm son of 2 ʾws¹m dedicated to 3 ʾlmqh, Master of S²bʿn, the 4 statue in bronze, which he had 5 promised Him for the safety of his son 6 ʾws¹krb; and may ʾlmqh 7 grant His servant Wh- 8 bʾwm favour and his 9 satisfaction, by ʿṯtr, 10 ʾlmqh and ḏt Ns²qm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 202 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 56, w. 24, th. 16; Symbol: h. 8, w. 4.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²qm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl S²bʿn |
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