Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 5119

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1[S²hr Ygl] son of Ydʿʾb king of [Qataban proclaimed the oracular decision] and publicly announcecd from the Ḥṭbm temple of ʿm ḏ-Dwnm and from the Rṣfm temple of ʾnby S²ymn 
2[and under] the protection of S²ms¹ and RbʿS²hr for his subjects Mʿdkrb he of Hybr and Wdʾl he of Rbḥ and their clansmen, the Priests of ʿm ḏ-Lbḫ, with their womenfolk 
3[and] their children, on the basis of performing ritual actions and obeying (?) and submitting (?) and making offerings (?) for (the establishment of) a covenantal relationship of love and affiliation and good promise with ʿm and ʾṯrt; then let the Priests of ʿm 
4ḏ-Lbḫ and their womenfolk and their sons hold themselves bound in accordance withy  this edict and oracular decision; and S²hr proclaimed the oracular decision for his subjects the Priests of ʿm ḏ-Lbḫ and their womenfolk and their sons  
5to their benefit according to this edict and oracular decision and its written records; and S²hr ordered for his subjects the Priests of Lbḫ to write and to inscribe these written records
6in the valley of Lbḫ and in their own devoted space in the temple of ʿm ḏ-Lbḫ in ḏ-Ġylm; its month ḏ-S¹ḥr, the last year of Ġwṯʾl he of Byḥn; 
7and the signature (was made by) the hand of S²hr.

Chronological

Period: B1

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Gate
Materials: Stone

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Central Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Legal text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes
Concordances: Q 69, CSAI I, 200

Spatial

Site: Hajar Kuḥlān, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: Tmnʿ
Type of Site: Settlement

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