Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 5965

Text:

Translations:

1The descendants of the clan Grt, ʾqwl of the tribe Ḏmry
2and their tribe S¹mhrm dedicated
3to ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, the two statues in bronze
4in praise because ʾlmqh granted to them
5the safety of their lord Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾnm
6king of Sabaʾ son of Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ, and 
7because ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm, granted
8to their lord Ns²ʾkrb the achieving of the proper success
9in all the battles in which he intervened for the house
10S¹lḥn, in wars and in peace, and may continue
11ʾlmqh to grant to their lord Ns²ʾkrb safety,
12strenght, success, prosperity of faculties and
13power, and may grant to them ʾlmqh the safety of the
14house S¹lḥn and of its owners, and the safety of its vassals
15the descendants of the clan Grt and their qayl; by ʿṯtr S²rqn and ʿṯtr
16ḏu-Ḏbn and Hwbs¹ and ʾlmqh and ḏt Ḥmym
17and ḏt Bʿdnm and by the solar deity of the king Tnf and
18by their two gods ʿṯtr ʿzzm and ḏt Ẓhrn,
19Lords of the citadel Knn; and they committed the dedication
20to ʿṯtr S²rqn and ʾlmqh, Lord of ʾwm.

Chronological

Period: C
Mentioned Date: (80-100 AD)

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: MaMB 313

Spatial

Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Deposit:
settlement: Mārib
private Collection: false

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