Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 5983

Text:

Translations:

1Dwmn, of the family Ṯly, mqtwy of ʾls²rḥ
2Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, the two
3kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king
4of Sabaʾ, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the statue
5in bronze, in praise because He has brought back their lord ʾls²rḥ
6Yḥḍb, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, in safety from the expeditions
7and the battles they carried out and fought against ḏ-S¹hrtm and the
8land of Ḥmyrm and Ngrn; and might ʾlmqh, Lord of 
9ʾwm, grant to him the goodwill and the satisfaction of his two lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and
10his brother Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān,
11sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ; and might 
12ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, help them against the maleficence and the malice of the enemy;
13by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 36.7, w. min. 22.5 (top), w. max. 22.7 (bottom), th. 14.7
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 1.6

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 281

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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