Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Maraqten 2008: 235, fig. 3"

Text:

Translations:

1Rfʾnʿṯt she of Bhṯm, the Ḏamarites,
2resident in the city Mrḥbm, client
3of the family Grt, dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, the Lord
4of ʾwm, a bull of bronze, which she promised to
5ʾlmqh to be alive and save her son S²rḥ-
6m, when she gave birth to a male child; and she praised
7ʾlmqh because that male child survived. And might 
8ʾlmqh continue to grant to her children and good
9fruits and might He grant them the favour and the goodwill
10of their lords, the family of Grt and their tribe
11S¹mhrm. By ʾlmqh, the Lord of ʾwm.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 28, w. 20
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: Maʾrib, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mryb / Mrb
Type of Site: Settlement

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