Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
Right part = MaMB 192 Jamme 1962 a: pl. 8 Image free from copyright

Right part = MaMB 192 Jamme 1962 a: pl. 8 Image free from copyright

Left part= MaMB 82 Jamme 1962 a: pl. 8 Image free from copyright

Left part= MaMB 82 Jamme 1962 a: pl. 8 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Rṯds²ms¹m Yhtf son of Rḍwn ḏḫr (?)
2of the military mission (?) of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl
3Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, sons of 
4Frʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ, dedicated to ʾlmqh Thwn,
5Lord of ʾwm, a statue in bronze in order that ʾlmqh Thwn, Lord of ʾwm,
6grant to him the goodwill and the satisfaction of his two lords
7ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, the two kings
8of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king
9of Sabaʾ, and might He grant to him healthy fruit crops and good
10children in their house, the house of Rḍwn, and might He preserve
11him from the maleficence and malice of the enemy, the one distant and the one nearby; by ʾlmqh,
12Lord of ʾwm.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 19, w. 17.8, th. 9
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Plant
Subject Level 2: Rosette
Letter Measure: 1.2

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 82+MaMB 192

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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