Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 6012
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 11 Image free from copyright

Jamme 1962 a: pl. 11 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1ʾḥmd Yġnm, of the family Ns²ʾy, mqtwy
2of Ns²ʾkrb Yʾmn Yhrḥb, king
3of Sabaʾ and ḏ-Rydn, son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥ-
4ḍb and Yʾzl Byn, kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-
5Raydān, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm,
6the statue in bronze, because ʾlmqh
7Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, granted to His servant ʾḥmd his satisfaction
8in the favours he sought from Him, when he undertook
9an expedition and performed the service for the ʾqwln and the army to the land of
10Ḥaḍramawt, and ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, granted
11His servant ʾḥmd the return in soundness
12and the killing of two men, and may ʾlmqh Ṯhwn,
13Lord of ʾwm, continue to grant His servant ʾḥmd killings
14and booty and soundness of faculties and material resources; may
15ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, grant His servant ʾḥmd,
16of the family Ns²ʾy, the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord Ns²ʾkrb
17Yʾmn Yhrḥb, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān,
18son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and Yʾzl Byn, kings
19of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, and may He deliver him from
20the  malice and the maleficence of any enemy. By ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm.

Translation Notes:

12ʾs¹yn: "two messengers" (Jamme, from the root ʾs¹y), "two men" (Ryckmans, from ʾs¹).

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 47, w. 25.3, th. 12.2
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 1.5-2.3

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 88

Spatial

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

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