Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 124

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"By kind permission of British Museum"

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"By kind permission of British Museum"

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"By kind permission of British Museum"

Text:

Translations:

1Image of Ġllt, daughter of Mfdt, 
2and ʿṯtr should overthrow whom would destroy it.

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Stela → Stela with scene
Materials: Alabaster
Measures: h. 45, w. 27
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Scene
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Architectural element
Subject Level 2: Arch
Subject Level 1: Architectural element
Subject Level 2: Column
View: In profile
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Mythical animal
Part Of Animal Body: Head
Subject Level 1: Plant
Subject Level 2: Vine scroll
Subject Level 1: Plant
Subject Level 2: Bunch of grapes
View: In profile
Human Gender: Woman
Human Clothes:
Tunic
Human Gestures:
Standing
Hand raised
Subject Level 1: Human figure
Part Of Human Body: Complete figure
View: Frontal
Human Gender: Woman
Human Clothes:
Tunic
Musical instrument
Human Gestures:
Sitting
Arms joined under the chest
Subject Level 1: Human figure
Human Jewellery:
Necklace
Part Of Human Body: Complete figure
View: In profile
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Sheep
Part Of Animal Body: Complete figure
Figurative Subjects:
View: In profile
Human Gender: Woman
Human Clothes:
Tunic
Human Gestures:
Reclining
Subject Level 1: Human figure
Part Of Human Body: Complete figure
View: In profile
Human Gender: Woman
Human Clothes:
Tunic
Human Gestures:
Standing
Hand raised
Subject Level 1: Human figure
Part Of Human Body: Complete figure
View: In profile
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Horse
Part Of Animal Body: Complete figure

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: London
institution: The British Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: BM 125041=SOC.47

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