Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 1218

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Translations:

1[... ...] S¹bʾn, during the reign (?) of Ḏ[... ...] 
2son of Yhqm, of Ḫll, ibn Mh [... ...] 
3[... ...] he wrote (this inscription) when he was priest of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏ‒ 
4bn, and ʿṯtr released him from (obligations) and irrigated 
5Sabaʾ and the community during autumn and spring in the 
6house S¹bʾn. Yqmʾl [... ...]

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Script Cursus: Boustrophedon
Textual Typology: Commemorative text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Gl 1772, Gl A 654

Spatial

Site: Jabal Balaq al-Janūbī, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Type of Site: Religious area

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