Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"al-Hajj 2019: 30, figs 17-18"

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Translations:

1The tribe of Mrymtm, people [... ...]
2the person who offers (?) [... ...]
3laid foundations and completed the construction of their tower [... ...]
4Thwnʿ by means of offerings they offered to their god Ḥwkm [... ...]
5their god Ḥwkm Nbṭ, by the help and command of [their lord ... ...]
6ḏ-Rydn and by the mobilization of their tribe Bk[lm ḏ-Mrymtm ... ...]
7and those who directed and realized this construction are Yṯʿk[rb ... ...]
8of the family S¹flyn and ʿmʾl of the family Brn[ṭm ... ...]

Chronological

Period: D
Range: 101 BCE - 300 CE

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Central Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: Hajar al-ʿĀdī, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mrymtm
Type of Site: Settlement

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