Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
Ja 667=MaMB15 Jamme 1962 a: pl. 19 Image free from copyright

Ja 667=MaMB15 Jamme 1962 a: pl. 19 Image free from copyright

Ja 667=MaMB86 Jamme 1962 a: pl. 19 Image free from copyright

Ja 667=MaMB86 Jamme 1962 a: pl. 19 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Rbbm [..]ḫr, of the family Ḫlfn
2ʾnmrm and Ḥywm, 
3dedicated to their lord ʾlmqh Ṯhwn,
4Lord of ʾwm, a statue in bronze
5in praise because He granted the safety
6of His servant Rbbm, of the family Ḫlfn
7ʾnmrm and Ḥywm, from
8the alliance and the rebellion which were in the city
9of Ẓfr, before this day;
10and may continue ʾlmqh to
11save His servant Rbbm,  of the family
12Ḫlf, from the misfortune and the 
13mischief and the subjection and the malice of the enemy,
14and may ʾlmqh grant him
15the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord 
16Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm king of
17Sabaʾ, ḏu-Raydān, Ḥaḍramawt
18and Ymnt. by ʾlmqhw.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 46.8, w. 18, th. 7
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 1.8

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 15+MaMB 86

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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