Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 2421
Jamme 1972: pl. 19 Image free from copyright

Jamme 1972: pl. 19 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Mʿdkrb Yʿfr, king 
2of Sabaʾ, ḏu-Raydān, Ḥaḍramawt, 
3Yamanat and their Arabs of Ṭwdm and of Thmt 
4proclaimed this concessionary document in Rḥmn, when he assembled the lands 
5when Ḏrḥn carried out an expedition, in the month of Ḫrfn, the year [six hundred thirty-one]

Chronological

Period: E
Mentioned Date: [63]1 Ḥim

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: King
Symbol Reference Text: Ḥimyarite symbol

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Jabal aṣ-Ṣafāʾ, ʿAsīr Province, Saudi Arabia
Ancient Name: Unknown

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