Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 1219
Höfner 1981: pl. VII/1 Image free from copyright

Höfner 1981: pl. VII/1 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1[... ...] and it was ? 
2in the secondary canal six cubits (6), and let 
3Ys²hrmlk build an irrigation canal in this secondary 
4canal, and let it be used for irrigation this irrigation canal 
5or secondary canal, of which a third of the waters belongs to Ḥmnm, 
6and two parts of the waters 
7belong to Ys²hrmlk; and as for the latter, let him give Ḥmnm sufficient water 
8for irrigation, and let Ys²hrmlk have all 
9the waters, and whenever Ys²hrmlk raises an objection, 
10let him make flow the water into the secondary canal, 
11and Yṯʿkrb, ʿmʿ[... ...] 
12[... ...] the secondary canal [... ...]

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Unknown
Letter Measure: 4

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Script Cursus: Boustrophedon
Textual Typology: Legal text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Gl 1138

Spatial

Site: Jithwat al-Jarādān, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown

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