Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 5934

Text:

Translations:

1S¹ʿdm Ys¹kr and Yhʿn Yġnm 
2and their son Klbm
3ʾwkn, of the family S¹ʾrn and Mḥylm,
4ʾqwl of the tribe Bklm, one-fourth 
5of ḏ-Rydt, dedicated to ʾlmqh 
6Ṯhwn, the Lord of ʾwm, this statue 
7for their safety and in praise because 
8He delivered and saved the body of His servant
9S¹ʿdm when he came back to the town of Mryb
10with the ʾqwl in the battle that was between the 
11Sabaeans and Lḥyʿṯt, the kbr of ʾqynm.
12Might ʾlmqh grant to His servants 
13S¹ʿdm and Yhʿn and his son Klbm 
14of the family S¹ʾrn and Mḥylm success, 
15good luck, the favour and the goodwill of their master 
16Ḏmrʿly Yhbr and his son Ṯʾrn,
17the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, the sons of Ys¹rm 
18Yhṣdq, the king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān. Might 
19ʾlmqh grant to them luxuriant fruits and crops 
20from all their lands and abundance of spring 
21and autumn crops. Might He deliver them from the maleficence and 
22the malice of the enemy. By ʿṯtr, Hwbs¹, ʾlmqh,
23by ḏt Ḥmym and by ḏt Bʿdnm.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: ZI 69

Spatial

Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Deposit:
settlement: Ṣanʿāʾ
institution: Unknown
private Collection: true

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