Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 4016

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"Calvet and Robin 1997: 183, cat. 98"

Text:

Translations:

1Yṣbḥ ʾrym, descendant of Mwqṣm and Bws¹m, and his wife Krbt of M- 
2wqṣm, from Ṣirwāḥ, vassals of the king, dedicated to their lady ʾmʿṯtr, 
3mistress of Bnn, this four statues in bronze, in praise because ʾmʿṯtr 
4granted them both a son and three daughters and the life of all these 
5children and the revival of their souls thanks to these children, and may ʾmʿṯtr 
6continue to grant their two servants Yṣbḥ and Krbt healthy children, for their safety 
7and the safety of their children, and may ʾmʿṯtr increase to them 
8prosperity and good luck and the safety of their sons Ḫrf, Mgdʿl, Rb- 
9bt and ʿmʿtq, banū Mqṣm, and good harvests and crops in 
10their land Nḫl Ḫrf and the pastureland for their cattle; by the mother of ʿṯtr.

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 31.5, w. 39.1, th. 18

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: Paris
institution: Louvre Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: AO 4973

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