Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 6068
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 23 Image free from copyright

Jamme 1962 a: pl. 23 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Ynʿm, son of S¹lmn, servant of
2Nmrn ʾwkn and his brother
3Gḥḍm ʾḥṣn, descendants of Kbr Ḫll and Kbr
4ʾqynm and of S¹ḫymm dedicated to 
5ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, this statue
6in bronze which he promised Him in order to grant to His servant
7Ynʿm, son of S¹lmn, the goodwill and 
8the satisfaction of their two lords Nmrn ʾwkn and
9his brother Gḥḍm ʾḥṣn, descendants of
10Kbr Ḫll and Kbr ʾqynm and of S¹ḫymm;
11may He protect and save His servant Ynʿm,
12son of S¹lmn, from the harm and the malice of the enemy.
13By ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 20, w. 15, th. 10.6
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Plant
Subject Level 2: Rosette
Letter Measure: 1

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 48, ZI 43

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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