Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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Text:

Translations:

1ʾs¹dm ʾṣḥḥ and his brother Rbʾwm 
2descendants of ḏ-ʿs²rm dedicated to ʾlmqh 
3Master of ʾwm the two statues in bronze, in praise 
4because ʾlmqh granted them the profit from 
5all the plantations they planted in their lands, the lands of the descen- 
6dants of ʿs²rm with ʿmd-plants, ʿilb-trees and bān-trees; 
7and may ʾlmqh, Master of ʾwm, continue to grant them perfect 
8fruit crops and harvests, which may satisfy them, because 
9ʾlmqh, Master of ʾwm granted His servant 
10ʾs¹dm descendant of ʿs²rm prosperity in all the military expeditions 
11they undertook and in which they followed their two lords, and may ʾlmqh, 
12Master of ʾwm, grant them the goodwill and the satisfaction of their 
13two lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl 
14Byn kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, sons of 
15Frʿm Ynhb king of Sabaʾ, and may ʾlmqh grant them 
16past and future prosperity for their persons 
17and their houses, and may ʾlmqh help them and deliver them 
18from the harm, the subjection and the malice of any enemy, the one far and 
19the one near, by ʾlmqh, Master of ʾwm.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 38, w. 22, th. 12
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 2

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Deposit:
settlement: Aden
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: NAM 2659

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