Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 6181
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 49 Image free from copyright

Jamme 1962 a: pl. 49 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1[... ... dedicated to]
2[ʾlmqhw, Lord of ʾwm the image in bronze]
3[according to what] ʾlmqh ordered to them in
4[His oracle] for the safety of their son ʾḥḏr and
5may ʾlmqh [add to them] male
6healthy children whom He would protect [... ...]

Chronological

Period: C (conjectural)

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: th. 14
Letter Measure: 2.8-3

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 197

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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