Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 7167

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"al-Aġbarī 2013: 179, fig. 1"

Text:

Translations:

1Mʿdkrb ʾs²wʿ descendant of Ḍrn,
2Gmln and ʾḥrm, governor of the tribe Mḍ-
3ḥym, son of ʾbydʿ,
4directed the extraction of the marble for the king's palace H-
5rgb, by the help of ʾln Master of heaven, in the month 
6Ṣyd of the year three hundred 
7eighty-eight.

Chronological

Period: E
Mentioned Date: 388 Maḍḥī

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock
Measures: h. 68, w. 70
Letter Measure: 6.5

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Late Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Buraʿ al-Aʿlā 1

Spatial

Site: Ḍayq Buraʿ al-Aʿlā, al-Bayḍāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown

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