Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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Text:

Translations:

1S¹mhs¹mʿ, son of Y(fʿ)m, king of Samʿī, dedicated to Tʾlb [... ...] by
2S¹mhwḍʾ and by the brotherhood of Sabaʾ and Samʿī.

Translation Notes:

2perhaps S¹mhwḍʾis an ancestor of the kings.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Offering table
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 20, w. 109
Letter Measure: 9

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes

Spatial

Site: Jabal Riyām, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Trʿt
Type of Site: Religious area

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