Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 5562

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"By kind permission of K. Noman unpublished photo"

Text:

Translations:

1ʾbkrb Yhẓbn descendant of Mḏrḥm, Ṯfyn and Mlykm priests of ʿlm, ʾqwl of the tribe Mhʾnfm constructed 
2and completed their two houses Mhwrn and Ys¹r and their hall Ḥrwr, by the help of ʿṯtr S²rqn and their god ʿṯtr ḏ- 
3Gwftm Master of ʿlm, and S²rqn and ḏt Ḥmym, the two Masters of the temple Raydān, and their god Bs²r and their tutelary deity Master of S²bʿn 
4and their solar deity, and by the help and the command of their lord Ys¹rm Yhṣdq king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, and by the power of their tribe Mhʾnfm Yḍʿ.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 40, w. 100

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Southern Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Relief

Spatial

Site: Ḍāf, Dhamār, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ḍfw
Type of Site: Modern site with reemployed inscriptions or artefacts

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