Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 6036
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 14 Image free from copyright

Jamme 1962 a: pl. 14 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Ġyln [... ...]
2of [... ...] his lord 
3S²ʿrm ʾwtr [... ...] when
4he took possession and overthrew [... ...] his 
5lord S²rm from [... ...]

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. max. 12.2 (left), h. min. 11.9 (right), w. max. 8.7 (bottom), w. min. 8.2 (top), th. max. 7.3 (right), th. min. 6.5 (left)
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 1.9

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: MaMB 117

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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