Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 1289

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"Simpson 2002: 171, cat. 218"

Text:

Translations:

1Ḥywm, son of Kb ‒ 
2rʾl, dedicated to ʾ ‒ 
3lmqh ʿmʿh ‒ 
4r. By Krbʾl.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Pillar
Materials: Stone
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Script Cursus: Boustrophedon
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Relief

Spatial

Site: Jidfir ibn Munaykhir, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Khlm
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Ṣanʿāʾ
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: YM 1877

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