Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Bron 1998 a: 103-106, 111-112, pls 36-44"

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"Bron 1998 a: 106-107, 111-112, pls 45-53"

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"Bron 1998 a: 108-112, pls 54-61"

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"Bron 1998 a: 110-112, pls 62-68"

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Translations:

Hnʾ son of Ḏʾb ḏ-[... ...] 
1of the clan Ylqẓ has married 
2and paid the price for Tbʾ from 
3Egypt.

Translation Notes:

The formulaic expression "has married and paid the price for (the fiancée)" is repeated throughout the inscription. Only the names vary.
24-31The formulaic expression here includes the verb ḫs³r “endowed/paid the price for”.
46-47"his wife Ms¹qy, free woman of Liḥyan".

Chronological

Period: A-B

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Pillar
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 280, w. 35, th. 30

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Minaic → Central Minaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Lists of foreign wives
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: M 392 B

Spatial

Site: Maʿīn, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Qrnw
Type of Site: Settlement

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