Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 5592
Jamme 1972: pl. 16 Image free from copyright

Jamme 1972: pl. 16 Image free from copyright

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Translations:

1Nṣrm Yhḥmd, of the family Mʿhr and ḏ-Ḫwln, qyl of Rdmn and 
2Ḫwln planted, terraced, built up, prepared the fields, constructed and built all the canals 
3of their valley Mltntm and all its channels, its walls, its wells, 
4and its irrigation; he planted all the plantation, ʿilb-trees, bān-trees, which are inside it 
5from its top to its lowland, with the help and the power of ʿṯtr S²rqn, 
6S¹yn ḏ-ʾlm, ʿmm ḏ-Dwnm, Lord of the fortress Wʿln, and ʿmm 
7ḏ-Mbrqm, Lord of S¹lym and Lmmm; with the help of ʿṯtr, Lord of Ṣnʿtm; 
8with the help of Wdm, Lord of Mṯwl; with the help of their lord ʾlʿz 
9Ylṭ, king of Ḥaḍramawt, son of ʿmḏḫr; with the help of their two tutelary deities 
10ḏt Bʿdn and Ẓhrn; with the help of their solar deities ʿlyt, Lady of the citadel of 
11S²ḥrrm, and S²ms¹m, Lady of the stela of Wynn and ʿlfqn; with the help and the might 
12of their tribe Rdmn and Ḫwln and of all who are under the orders of the banū Mʿhr and 
13of the two houses Hrn and Hrn. This valley was ownership and possession of the banū Mʿhr 
14and ḏ-Ḫwln. In the month Ṣyd of the year one hundred forty-four.

Chronological

Period: D
Mentioned Date: 144 Radmān

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock
Measures: h. 94, w. 120
Letter Measure: 8.3

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Ḥayd al-Qarnayn, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Type of Site: Hydraulic structure

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