Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 5917
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 47 Image free from copyright

Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 47 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1And thus the family of Ḫlfn concluded the pact of ʿṯtr S²rqn and
2ʿṯtr, Lord of Bḥr Ḥṭybm ((Ḥṭbm)), and the pact of ʾlmqhw, Lord of ʾ(w)m,
3and the favourable auspices and the authority of their lord S²ʿrm ʾwtr, king of Sabaʾ and
4ḏu-Raydān, son of ʿlhn, king of Sabaʾ, such as this:  every (socially) great
5and small man, who will take illegally, [... ...  should pay]  all revenue to whom will guarantee it.
6And who will make a contract on the basis of a document, according to what has been attributed to them [... ...]
7[... ...] their gold coin (or, their vegetable crops). And the king imposed a payment to them [... ...].

Translation Notes:

1"ont reconnue comme obligatoire... la décision" (G. Ryckmans 1952).
6Following F. Bron (Bron 1985: 135).

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 23, w. 70

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Maʾrib, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mryb / Mrb
Type of Site: Settlement

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