Hudhud
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"Bron 2010 a: 171, fig. 6"

Text:

Translations:

1S¹ʿdʾl ḏ-ʾbʿm dedicated to Ḥwkm Nbṭ and to the gods of the temple 
2S²bʿn the dedication of bronze, as he asked Him; 
3and Ḥwkm in the future might protect S¹ʿdʾl in everything he 
4will ask Him. S²ʿdʾl committed to Ḥwkm and to his gods his 
5faculties and his material resources and his brother ʾs¹ʿd and their sons 
6and their people. By ʿṯtr, by ʿmm, ʾnby, Ḥwkm and by their 
7tribe Bklm ḏ-Mrymtm. S¹ʿdʾl committed his dedication 
8against everyone who may damage and remove from its place.

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque → With framework
Materials: Bronze
Measures: h. 31.5, w. 26.6
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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