Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Arbach and Audouin 2004: 39, figs. 15, 16 (facsimile)"

Text:

Translations:

1ʾlmnbṭ ʾmr son of Lbʾn founded.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Pillar
Materials: Stone
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Type Level 2: With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative Subjects:
View: In profile
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Ibex
Animal Gestures:
Moving
Part Of Animal Body: Complete figure
View: In profile
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Ostrich
Animal Gestures:
Moving
Part Of Animal Body: Complete figure
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Plant
Subject Level 2: Tree of life
View: In profile
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Bird
View: In profile
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Antelope
Animal Gestures:
In heraldic pose
Part Of Animal Body: Complete figure
Symbol Shape: Hand
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Shape: Letter B
Subject Level 1: Symbol

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: as-Sawdāʾ, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ns²n
Type of Site: Settlement

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