Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 7262

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"Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 88, fig. 3"

Text:

Translations:

1[......] and to the gods of the temple Rwyn, four statues [... ...]
2[......]bm and to the gods of the temple Rwyn, the offering (Ṯwb) and all [... ...]
3[......] from their places; and all they possessed, and by [... ...]
4[......] and by their lords the kings of Qatabān, and by their tribe [... ...]

Translation Notes:

2Ṯwb could be a proper name (see ATM 860).

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 30, w. 35, th. 17
Letter Measure: 5

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Ḥinū az-Zurayr, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: Hrbt
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: ʿAtaq
institution: Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: ATM 859

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