Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 3971

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Translations:

1ʾbkrb [... ....] 
2ḏ-S³rdd and N[...], mqtwy of 
3S²mr Yhrʿs² king of Sabaʾ and 
4ḏu-Raydān, son of Ys¹rm Yhnʿm 
5king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, dedicated to 
6ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Master of ʾwm, the statue of silver 
7and two statue of bronze, in praise because 
8ʾlmqh Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm aided and protected the body of 
9his servant ʾbkrb from the disease from which he suffered in the 
10the city of Mrb throughout eight months; 
11and ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Master of ʾwm, granted His servant 
12ʾbkrb the protection of his body from this 
13disease; and in praise because ʾlmqh granted 
14His servant ʾbkrb the favours he asked from 
15Him, when they undertook a military expedition and assisted their lord S²mr 
16Yhrʿs² king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of Ys¹rm 
17Yhnʿm king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, when they undertook a military expedition and 
18made war at S¹hrtn against the tribes of S¹hrtm 
19and Dwʾt and Ṣḥrm and Ḥrt, when 
20their lord S²mr Yhrʿs² fought against them in the 
21valley ḏ-Ḍmdm, and met them upon 
22ʿkwtnhn on the north side, until he drove them into (?) 
23the sea; and they pursued after them and slew them 
24in the middle of the sea; and in praise because he granted his servant 
25ʾbkrb the slaughter of three warriors killed in battle, 
26and two captives, and prisoners and booty, which may satisfy him. 
27And may ʾlmqh continue to grant His servant ʾbkrb 
28slayings and booty whenever they undertook an expedition and assist 
29their lord the king; and may He grant him the favour and 
30goodwill of their lord S²mr Yhrʿs² king of Sabaʾ and ḏu- 
31Raydān, son of Ys¹rm Yhnʿm king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, 
32and protect them from the evil, defeat, 
33humiliation and harm of any enemy; by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm.

Translation Notes:

21the wādī Ḍamad is 12 km north of Jāzān, today in Saudi Araba (Robin 2013: 121).

Chronological

Period: D
Mentioned Date: (end of the III cent. AD)

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 92, w. 28, th. 12
Letter Measure: 0.25

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: RES 3505A, RES 184, RES 661

Spatial

Site: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: Marseille
institution: Musée Borély
private Collection: false
identification Number: 5302

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