Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"By kind permission of GOAM"

Text:

Translations:

1[... ...] ʿqrbn for his sons and his house Yfʿn, land 
2[... ...] in the region of the town Rḥb as Wdm ordered in his o- 
3racle [... ... ] and may He continually show favour and protection to ʿqrbn in all the things that he will ask (Him) for.

Translation Notes:

3"... in all the affairs (in which) he engages" (Avanzini 2004 a).

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 27, w. 55, th. 12
Letter Measure: 3.3

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Awsanite
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Ja 2357, Q 691, CSAI III, 8

Spatial

Site: Raḥaba, Abyan, Yemen
Ancient Name: Rḥb
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Aden
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: NAM 1646

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