Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
Müller, Walter W. 1982 b: pl. 37/b Image free from copyright

Müller, Walter W. 1982 b: pl. 37/b Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Wqhʾl son of ʾlyfʿ, king 
2of Maʿīn, dedicated to Wd 
3ḏ-Ms¹mʿm.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Stela → Stela with framework
Materials: Stone
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Snake
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: Wd

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: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes

Spatial

Site: Jabal Balaq al-Qiblī - Samsara, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Type of Site: Religious area

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