Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 109

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"Jändl 2009: 243, pl. XXIV"

Text:

Translations:

[... ...] 
1He granted to His subject Ms¹ʿdm favourable oracles which he 
2asked Him in Mʿlṣn; and may ʾlmqhw continue 
3to grant to His subject Ms¹ʿd- 
4m in all favourable oracles which he asks Him; 
5and for what has been favourable and may be favourable to the family 
6Ḍbʾm. By ʾlmqh ḏ-Hrn.

Translation Notes:

3Mʿlṣn in CIH 79,5 and CIH 82,4.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque → With framework
Materials: Bronze
Measures: h. 14.7, w. 16, th. 0.3
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Spirals
Letter Measure: 1.8

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Cast

Spatial

Site: ʿAmrān, ʿAmrān, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʿmrn
Type of Site: Modern site with reemployed inscriptions or artefacts
Deposit:
settlement: London
institution: The British Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: BM 48472=1862,1028.20

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