Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 3975

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"Calvet and Robin 1997: 146-147, cat. 71"

Text:

Translations:

1[... ...] both assistants of ʾls²rḥ Yḥ- 
2ḍb and Yʾzl Byn, kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, dedicated to ʾl- 
3mqh Ṯhwn, Master of ʾwm, this statue in silver, in praise because 
4He saved the person of His servant S¹ʿdʾwm ʾs¹ʿd ibn S¹ʾrn, Mḥ- 
5ylm, Nʿmt and Mwḍʿm [... ...] 
6and in the city of Ṣanʿāʾ [... ...]. And as for ʾlmqh, may He continue 
7to preserve, protect and save both His servants S¹ʿdʾwm ʾs¹ʿd 
8and His brother ʾḥmd ʾzʾd banū S¹ʾrn, Mḥylm, 
9Nʿmt and Mwḍʿm from all the sickness and disease, and the harm and 
10mischief, and from the maleficence, malice, hostility and slander of the enemy, 
11the one they are aware of and the one they are not aware of; by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Master 
12of ʾwm. They entrusted their dedication to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Master of ʾwm.

Chronological

Period: D
Mentioned Date: (mid III cent. AD)

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 42, w. 29, th. 10.5

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: CIH 411+VA 5311

Spatial

Site: Maʾrib, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mryb / Mrb
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Paris
institution: Louvre Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: AO 4730
Deposit:
settlement: Berlin
institution: Staatliche Museen
private Collection: false
identification Number: VA 5311

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