Ry 548
1.Rathadshamsum Rakbân has dedicated2.to Dhû-Samî, god of ʾAmîrum, lord of3.Watrum, this bronze (statuette of a) female camel, the name of which is ʾA-4.shfâfum, because his lord granted him5. success in his year6.as a (?) […], and because he returned in safety7.from the land of Ḥimyar. And may Dhû-...
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| Notes: | The writing of the deity's name as Dhū-Samī, in contrast to the convential Dhū-Samāwī, occurs twice in this inscription, in Lines 2 and 7. This suggests that what we have here is not a freak accident but an alternative form of this deity's name, perhaps reflecting a local dialectal feature. |
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