Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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Text:

Translations:

1Yṯʿʾmr Byn son of S¹m‒ 
2hʿly, mukarrib of Sabaʾ, walled 
3ʿrrtm (with) S²bm.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Walls
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 89, w. 47
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Blitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: King
Symbol Reference Text: Mukarrib of Sabaʾ
Letter Measure: 10.5

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Script Cursus: Boustrophedon
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes

Spatial

Site: al-Asāḥil, Mārib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʿrrtm
Type of Site: Settlement

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