Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 4152

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"Stein 2003 b: figs 1-2"

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Translations:

1S¹ʿdṯwn and his brothers as well as their sons, descendants of the [clan] ḏ-Yʿd, 
2servants of the Banū Gdnm, have handed over, granted, and entrusted to their 
3servants, [namely] Whbs²bʿn and his brothers as well as their sons, descendants of the [clan] S²hrm, 
4[inhabitants of the city] of Ns²qm, servants of the [clan] ḏ-Yʿd, two women, [namely] both daughters of the Banū 
5S²hrm, the two women who were born as twins, both daughters of the woman Rfʾt, maid- 
6servant of the [clan] ḏ-Yʿd, - and their names are ʾmtʾbh and Mrs¹ʿt. And the Banū S²hrm 
7may acquire and go into possession of and possess and command [them], or sell and 
8exchange [them] or exchange [something] for those two women as well as for their children and 
9grandchildren [, which belong to them] as [full] proprietary right now and in future [lit.: for the child of a child and for the family (=generation?) 
10of a family]. And the Banū ḏ-Yʿd shall grant protection and free availability 
11to their servants, the Banū S²hrm, concerning those two women against any 
12man, great or small, alien or well known, "good" or "bad" [?]. 
13And this grant took place in the month ḏ-S¹bʾ of the year of the [eponym] Ns²ʾkrb, 
14son of Mʿdkrb, descendant of the [clan] Fḍḥm. S¹ʿdṯwn [has signed].

Chronological

Period: Ry IVa
Mentioned Date: (Ry IVa)

Physical

Support: Object → Stick
Materials: Wood
Measures: h. 3.5, l. 12.5

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Minuscule writing
Textual Typology: Legal text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Mon.script.sab. 1

Spatial

Site: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: München
institution: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
private Collection: false
identification Number: Mon.script.sab. 1

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