Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 5986
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 6 Image free from copyright

Jamme 1962 a: pl. 6 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1ʾwlṭ, of the family Klbn, mqtwy of
2ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother
3Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān,
4sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ,
5dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm,
6the statue in bronze, which he had promised to Him in order that He may save
7him and grant to him the goodwill and the satisfaction of his
8two lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother
9Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾand ḏu-Raydān;
10by ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 24 (right), h. max. 25.4 (center), h. min. 21 (left), w. max. 19.3 (bottom), w. min. 18.8 (top), th. 12.7
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 2.2 (max.); 2 (min.)

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 163

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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