Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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Text:

Translations:

1ʿbdṯwn he of ʾlqdm 
2vassals of the ḏ- S¹ḥr dedicated to 
3ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Master of ʾwm the sta- 
4tue in bronze, which his father Ḫbs²m of 
5ʾḥgrm promised Him, 
6by ʾlmqh.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 27, w. 22, th. 13
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 2.6

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: Ja 2111

Spatial

Site: Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾwm
Type of Site: Religious area with a necropolis
Deposit:
settlement: Aden
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: NAM 2357=AM 849

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