Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 5801

Text:

Translations:

1[...] and let him sacrifice [...] 
2from it until [...] 
3[if] he sacrifices [...] 
4and enquire [...] 
5a second unpropitious omen or evil eye [...] 
6with an offering. And let [...] 
7and offer unto him the [oblation in] 
8his sanctuary a second [time] 
9behind the gate of Ḥẓrm [...] 
10utter to him a favourable response [in] 
11his sanctuary Ybḥt.

Translation Notes:

The verb yḏqṭ is rendered by Lundin (1972 a: 65) with "establish the right of ownership". Cf. also Sima 2000: 144-145 and fn. 503 on the formulary with this verb.

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Stela
Materials: Stone

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Undefined Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Legal text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: Jār al-Labbā, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown

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