Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Arbach 2011 b: 211-212, figs 15-17"

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Translations:

1Lbʾn son of Ṣdq 
2ḏ-Ḫḍln, father of Ys²kʾl, 
3ʿbd, ʿmḏḫr, 
4ʿmʿhr, ʿmḏrʿ 
5and Rʾb, dedicated to 
6Nkrḥ ʾbhfʿ, 
7when he made an offering to 
8Wd and sacrificed to ḏ-Qbḍ 
96 (victims); by the command of the gods 
10of Maʿīn; at the time of 
11ʾbydʿ.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Pillar
Materials: Stone
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Two-pronged fork
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: Nkrḥ

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Minaic → Central Minaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

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

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