Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 6745
Bāsalāmah 1990: 151, fig. 52 Image free from copyright

Bāsalāmah 1990: 151, fig. 52 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1[... ...] Kbdm his servants, the family S¹ḫymm, and the priests and those who have authority (?) on crops and offerings (?)  [... ...]
2[... ...] and may not be claimed  from those priests and Ḫawlān (anything) from all the crops and offerings (?) [... ...]
3[... ...] gold, silver, iron and bronze that ... and the profit, may it be  [... ...]
4[... ...] profit on this, in the month of ʾẓlmn, and if it is not paid interest (or: made profit) in that month ...[... ...]
5[... ...] for a year after this month, and if it is not paid or not paid interest for the whole year [... ...]
6[... ...] the crops they will establish [... ...]

Translation Notes:

1The translation "offering" for ʾtwt is suggested by Bauer and Lundin (see CIH 461, 4-5). As we have already noted the reading is not sure.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 22, w. 75. Bauer and Lundin: h. 27, w. 97, th. 21
Letter Measure: 3.5

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Legal text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Bāsh 10

Spatial

Site: Shibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: S²bmm
Type of Site: Settlement

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