Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 5968

Text:

Translations:

1S¹wdm ʾs¹ʾr and Yhʿn
2[..] and their son Klbm of the clan
3of ʿṯkln, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn,
4Lord of ʾwm, this statue as ʾlmqh ordered them
5in His oracle for their safety and
6the safety of their son Klbm, descendant of the clan ʿṯkln;
7and that ʾlmqh may grant to them prosperity and 
8safety and proper outcome and the goodwill and the satisfaction
9of their lord Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm, king
10of Sabaʾ, son of Whbʾl Yḥz, king
11of Sabaʾ; and that may bestow to them ʾlmqh Ṯhwn,
12Lord of ʾwm, proper fruits crops and harvests in
13all their lands; and that may preserve them
14ʾlmqh from misfortunes and mischief and 
15maleficence and malice of the enemy; and because He has been
16and will be favourable for S¹wdm and Yhʿn and Klbm, 
17descendants of the clan ʿṯkln, and may grant ʾlmqh
18healthy male children. By ʿṯtr
19and Hwbs¹ and ʾlmqh Ṯhwn and Ṯwr Bʿlm
20m, the two Lords of ʾwm and Ḥrwnm, and by ḏt 
21Ḥmym and by ḏt Bʿdnm, and by the solar deity of the king Tnf.

Chronological

Period: D
Mentioned Date: (second half of the 2nd century 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
Letter Measure: 4.8 (max.), 4.5 (min.)

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: MaMB 269, ZI 3, Ir 38

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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