Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 148

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"By kind permission of The British Museum"

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"By kind permission of British Museum"

Text:

Translations:

1Thus, it is not permitted to follow 
2this road (?) by hu- 
3mans and cattle.
1Und es ist nicht erlaubt, daß
2Mensch und Vieh d(ies)en 
3Weg begehen.

Translation Notes:

1-3Anderer Übersetzungsvorschlag: "it is not permitted for men and cattle to use this msbʾ for watering" (Beeston 1981 b).

Chronological

Period: B

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 22, w. 32, th. 11
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Letter Measure: 5/6

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 125015=1881,1206E.4

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