Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 6007

Text:

Translations:

1S¹ʿds²m[s¹m ʾs¹rʿ and his son]
2Mrṯdm, of the family [Grt, ʾqwl of the]
3tribe Ḏmry, dedicated to ʾlmqhw
4Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, the two statues, as
5ʾlmqhw ordered them in His
6oracle, so that ʾlmqhw grants them prosperity
7and good luck and for the safety of their
8lord Wtrm Yhʾmn, king of Sabaʾ
9and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb,
10king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, and for the safety of his
11servants S¹ʿds²ms¹m and his son Mrṯdm
12of the family Grt, and their ql and their tribe
13S¹mhrm: may ʾlmqhw grant them
14the satisfaction and the goodwill of their lord Wtrm,
15king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, and for what has been
16and will be favourable to S¹ʿds²ms¹m and his son
17Mrṯdm and the family Grt and their ql
18and their tribe S¹mhrm. By
19ʿṯtr and Hwbs¹ and ʾlmqhw and by
20ḏt Ḥmym and by ḏt Bʿdnm
21and by their two gods ʿṯtr ʿzzm and
22ḏt Ẓhrn, in the citadel Knn,
23and they committed their dedication to ʿṯtr
24S²rqn and ʾlmqhw, Lord of ʾwm.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 185, w. 48.5, th. 40-17.5
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 6 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 289

Spatial

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

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