Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 125

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Text:

Translations:

1[... ...] banū ḏ-Nʿmn, subjects ḏ-Rymn, banū [... ...] 
2[... ...] he entrusted him to the protection of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn and of ʾlmq[h ... ...] 
3[... ... H]wfʿṯt ibn ʿṯtln and Lḥyʿṯt ḏ-S²rʿn and [... ...] 
4[... ...] his dams and his lands [... ...] 
5[... ...] a four year old victim (?) and don't ask each other [... ...] 
6[... ...] which is southward from this north; and the stela took place [... ...]

Translation Notes:

6"... qu'il s'étende sur la gauche ou qu'il s'étende sur la droite de ce s²ʾm (?) ..." Robin 2013: 130.

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 27.4, w. 59.5, th. 9.8
Letter Measure: 9.5, 4.8, 2.8

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Legal text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: London
institution: The British Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: BM 125130=1872,0619.3

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