Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Noman 2012: 281, fig. 98 By kind permission of K. Noman"

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Translations:

1Ḥytn ibn 
2Mʿdn. 
3Ḥytn Mʿdn wrote when 
4some of the tribe Mytmm carried out and conducted a raid 
5in the land of Ḥaḍramawt 
6and in the valley ḏ-Ḥgr. And they came back there in safety 
7with spoils, prisoners and animals taken as booty 
8in great numbers, with the help of ʿṯtr ḏ-S³nḥ and Mkm and their solar 
9deities and their goddesses. In the month Qyẓ, the first, 
10in the year three hundred eight.

Chronological

Period: D
Mentioned Date: 308 Ḥimyar

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Jarf an-Naʿīmīya, Dhamār, Yemen
Ancient Name: S¹fṭ

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