Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 6088
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 28 Image free from copyright

Jamme 1962 a: pl. 28 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1ʾmtʾlmqh, she of Sabaʾ,  of the family
2Ḫdqm, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn,
3Lord of ʾwm, the female statue in
4bronze which she promised to their Lord
5ʾlmqh, in order to help His servant
6Nḍrt from the desease she suffered
7in her eyes, and in fact He helped her;
8may He continue to help and to save
9their persons from the misfortune
10and the mischief and the subjection to enemy.
11By ʾlmqhw, Lord of ʾwm.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 30.8, w. 19.6, th. 7.2
Letter Measure: 2.2 (max.); 1.7 (min.)

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 158

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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