Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Bron 2013 b: 191, fig. 5"

Text:

Translations:

1Mʿdkrb and ʿmḏkr, sons of ʾlʿz, of the family Brnṭ-
2m dedicated to Ḥwkm the dedication of bronze from the tribute
3and the tithe they paid and gave to Ḥwkm from their
4properties, as Ḥwkm ordered them in His oracle,
5when Ḥwkm saved them against things that happened to
6them. Might Ḥwkm continue to save them against all
7evil and harm. They committed to Ḥwkm their lives
8and their faculties and all their sons and their goods. By ʿm,
9by ʾnby, by ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḥṭbm, by ḏt Ṣntm,
10by ḏt Ẓhrn and by their tribe Bklm ḏ-Mrymtm.

Chronological

Period: B

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque
Materials: Bronze
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Type Level 2: With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Plant
Subject Level 2: Rosette
View: In profile
Human Gender: Man
Human Clothes:
Long skirt
Human Gestures:
Hand raised
Subject Level 1: Human figure
Part Of Human Body: Complete figure

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Central Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Cast

Spatial

Site: Hajar al-ʿĀdī, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mrymtm
Type of Site: Settlement

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