Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"By kind permission of S. Rijziger"

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"By kind permission of J. Schiettecatte"

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Translations:

1S¹mhydʾ, son of Qyḥm, he of Ḥs²dm, dedicated [... ...]–
2(s²)fq, his daughter. By ʿṯtr, ʾlmqh and Tʾlb [... ....]
3by the brotherhood of Sabaʾ and Samʿī. He acquitted himsel of the obligation to Tʾlb (or, he put under the authority of Tʾlb) [... ...]

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 19, w. 63
Letter Measure: 5

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Itwa, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʾtwtm
Type of Site: Modern site with reemployed inscriptions or artefacts
Site: Jabal Riyām, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Trʿt
Type of Site: Religious area

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