Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 6004

Text:

Translations:

1Whbm ʾṣdq, of the family Myṯʿm, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, three
2statues for his safety and the safety of his sons S¹ʾdʿwm, Ṯwbn
3and Whbʾwm, of the family Myṯʿm, and may ʾlmqh grant them prosperity and safety
4and good luck and the satisfaction and the goodwill of their lord Wtrm Yhʾmn, king
5of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān. By ʿṯtr,
6and Hwbs¹ and ʾlmqh and by ḏt Ḥmym and by ḏt Bʿdnm and by the solar deity of the king Tnf.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 108, w. 37.6
Letter Measure: 5 ca.

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 207

Spatial

Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis

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