Emendation suggested by Stein (2003 a: 38 fn. 174).
4
To be noted the use of ʾlwdm instead of the regular ʾwldm (see CIH 104: 11), to be interpreted as an exception or an epigraphic mistake (Stein 2003 a: 36 and fn. 149).
1 [....]m ʾḥmd son of Mḫtʿm dedicated to ʿṯtr, Master of
2 the sacrificial place of the fortress Ḍnʾn this statue, as He had ordered him
3 in His oracle, i.e. to give Him a statue for the safety of his son L-
4 ḥyʿṯtr. And may He grant them prosperity and safety and male (and) healthy
5 children and perfect crops; by ʿṯtr S²rqn.
"for the safety of his intendant" (Jamme).
OBJECT INFORMATION
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Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Stein 2003 a
Stein, Peter 2003. Untersuchungen zur Phonologie und Morphologie des Sabäischen. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 3). Rahden: Marie Leidorf GmbH / Westf.: Marie Leidorf GmbH.