Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 586

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"By kind permission of GOAM"

Text:

Translations:

1Bs²mt servant of 
2the family Qdrn made a dedication 
3to ʾṯrtn ḏt Ḥrrtn, 
4so that (lit.: because) she may entrust 
5to Her what she implored 
6Her.

Translation Notes:

The phrase may be also translated: "so that She may protect her in what she implored Her", with the goddess as subject.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Incense burner
Materials: Stone
Shape: With truncated pyramidal base
Measures: h. 16, w. 15.5, th. 9.3
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: False window
Type Level 1: Framework
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Dentils
Letter Measure: 2

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: Dhamār
institution: Regional Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: DhM 229

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