Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 3983

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Text:

Translations:

1The tribe "community of ʿṯtr"
2constructed and roofed the temple 
3of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn, from
4this pillar (?) up to 
5the portico (?), between this 
6temple and the the cooking-place (?); and 
7Ns¹rm son of 
8de Ḥmmm, the leader, directed them, 
9with his labour-force, and the labour-force of Wʾlm 
10son of ʾymm, of ʿbdm 
11son of Ynʿm and of 
12Nṣrʾl son of Nṣlt;
13and helped him the labour-force of
14Whbm son of Ms¹ʿdm, king of 
15Kamna, of Nhyt 
16son of Mlkn, Grḥm 
17son of Whbʾl, and 
18[... ...]

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Stela → Aniconic stela
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 99, w. 30.5, th. 14

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Gl 1081, CIH 434

Spatial

Site: Kharibat Hamdān, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Hrm
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Wien
institution: Kunsthistorisches Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: Sem 3

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