Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 1257
Garbini 1988: pl. 41 Image free from copyright

Garbini 1988: pl. 41 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Yṯʿʾmr Byn, son of S¹mhʿly, 
2mukarrib of Sabaʾ, hunted at Dnm and ʾrdy when 
3he made the hunt of ʿṯtr and Krwm.

Translation Notes:

3Translation of Jamme: "when he hunted on ʿṯtr hunting ground and with pits". krwm "pit for trapping game" (SD).

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Blitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: King
Symbol Reference Text: Mukarrib of Sabaʾ

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Commemorative text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes
Concordances: Eryani 41

Spatial

Site: Shiʿb al-ʿAql, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Dnm (?) / ʾrydy (?)
Type of Site: Religious area

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