Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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Text:

Translations:

1Yṯʿʾmr Wtr son of S¹mhʿly, mukarrib of Sabaʾ, walled Ktlm 
2(with) ḏ-Rḥb.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Walls
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 34, w. 128
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Symbol Shape: Blitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: King
Symbol Reference Text: mukarrib of Sabaʾ
Letter Measure: 8

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Kharibat Saʿūd, Mārib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ktlm
Type of Site: Settlement

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