Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"By kind permission of GOAM"

Text:

Translations:

1[... ...]nt Mʿdʾl king of Awsān and he committed his/her grave [... ...]
2[... ...] ʿṯtr Mqṭn and the gods of Ws¹r and the divine lords of Nʿmn [... ...]
3[... ...] and as a blessing against [anyone who would harm it ... ...].

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 17.5, w. 47.5, th. 6
Letter Measure: 5

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Awsanite
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: RES 4971, Ry 266, Q 218, CSAI III, 7

Spatial

Site: Unknown (wādī Markha), Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: Aden
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: NAM 191+NAM 2380=AM 174

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