Hudhud
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Haram 42

ID: 158

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Text:

Translations:

1Thus, this boundary stone delimits the property 
2and the irrigated land towards [... ...] 
3possession of Y[ṯʿ]krb from up to 
4water devisor [... ...] 
5[... ...] 
6[... ...] 
7and from this boundary and water devisor 
8of the irrigated land (lying) next ḏ-Rymn and 
9towards ḏ-Tṭnt; indeed, it was approved 
10through a judicial order of the Supreme Council and the 
11baillifs of Maʿīn which was proclaimed; the notaries (were) 
12Yʾws¹ʾl of the family Gnd and Mʿy- 
13of the family Nḍf.

Chronological

Period: B

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 22.8, w. 28.3, th. 13.3
Letter Measure: about 3.5

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Minaic → Central Minaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Legal text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: M 297, RES 3310

Spatial

Site: Kharibat Hamdān, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Hrm
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: London
institution: The British Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: BM 125144=1887,0629.28

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