Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Arbach and Audouin 2007: 58"

Text:

Translations:

1Selon l'ordonnance de Wadd, Abīqawwām et 
2Nabaṭkarib, officiants de Wadd, ont financé (?) l'exécution et le partage 
3du sacrifice de Wadd et de dhū-Qabḍ durant les fêtes et 
4ont mesuré la part des divinités de Maʿīn et la part 
5que Wadd a promise aux officiants de Wadd.
1So has ordered Wd that has to fund ʾbqwm and
2Nbṭkrb the two officiants of Wd the drilling and the ms²qṣ 
3They must sacrifice to Wd and ḏ-Qbḍ on the holy square 
4and decorate the divinities of Maʿīn and decorations
5have been set for Wd by the two officiants of Wd.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Stela → Stela with framework
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 117.5, w. 64, th. 11.5
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Horizontal grooves
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Dentils
Letter Measure: 5

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Maʿīn, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Qrnw
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Ṣanʿāʾ
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: YM 28488

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