Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 141

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Text:

Translations:

1[... ...] 
2these boundaries have been extended 
3towards East and towards 
4West into the dimension which lies between 
5the estate of the banū ʿrqbn and 
6the estate of the banū Byḍ- 
7m, that (is the estate) which Ḥywm ibn Rḥbm acquired 
8in the month ḏ-Dnm during the priesthood 
9of Wddʾl, son of Hlkʾm- 
10r, ibn Ḥzfrm.

Chronological

Period: B

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Slab
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 46.5, w. 37, th. 8.5
Letter Measure: 3.5

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Legal text
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: London
institution: The British Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: BM 125055=1875,0429.1

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