Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Bron 2010 a: 173, fig. 8"

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Translations:

1Hwfʿm ʾʿzz, son of S²krʾl, Whbʾl, Ys²rḥʾl, Hwfʾl, Mʿdʾl, of the family 
2ʾbrn, dedicated to ʿṯtr, Lord of Bnʾ, to ʿmm and to Ḥwkm and to the gods of the temple Lbḫ the altar of bronze 
3and his relief carving, as he asked Him. Hwfʿm committed to ʿṯtr, Lord of Bnʾ, ʿmm, Ḥwkm, 
4and the gods of the temple Lbḫ his faculties and his sons ʾlzʿd, Rḍwn, Nbṭʿm, Ys²rḥʾl 
5and all their children, their goods, their houses. By ʿṯtr, by ʿmm, by ʾnby, by Ḥwkm, 
6by his lord S²hr Ygl Yhrgb, king of Qatabān, and by his tribe Bklm ḏ-Mrymtm.

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque → With framework
Materials: Bronze
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Dentils

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Central Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Cast

Spatial

Site: Hajar al-ʿĀdī, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mrymtm
Type of Site: Settlement

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