Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

Text:

Translations:

1S¹ʿds²ms¹ ʾs¹rʿ and his son Mrṯdm,  of the family Grt, ʾqwl of the tribe Ḏmry, dedicated to ʾlmqhw
2Ṯhwn, Lord of ʾwm, two statues as He ordered them in His oracle, in order that ʾlmqhw grants them prosperity and
3safety and good luck, that satisfy their hearts, and in order that ʾlmqhw grants  His vassals,  the family Grt, the 
4satisfaction and the goodwill of their lords the kings of Sabaʾ;  may ʾlmqhw continue to fulfil them and to protect them in all
5the favours they will seek from Him, and may ʾlmqhw deliver them from evil and mischief and from all the malice and the maleficence 
6of any enemy, the one who is near and the one who is far;  this dedication was for what has been and will be favourable for S¹ʿds²ms¹ and his son 
7Mrṯdm of the family Grt and their ql and their tribe S¹mhrm. By ʿṯtr, Hbs¹, ʾlmqhw, and ḏt Ḥmym
8and ḏt Bʿdnm, and by the solar deity of the king Tnf, and their two lords ʿṯtr ʿzzm and ḏt Ẓhrn,
9the two Lords of the mountain Knn; and they committed their dedication to ʿṯtr S²rqn and ʾlmqhw, Lord of ʾwm.

Chronological

Period: D (conjectural)

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 48, w. 155, th. 39.8
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: I 2.7; II-III 5.5

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 285, 286, 287

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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