Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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Text:

Translations:

1Hṯb and his sons descendants 
2of Bhṯm, vassals of the family 
3Wdm did set up the monument (for) ʾAlmaqah, 
4as He had ordered them in 
5His oracle, for their safety 
6and the safety of their children, 
7their cattle and their crops.

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Monumental stela
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 68, w. 22.5, th. 20.5
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh
Letter Measure: 3.5

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: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: Ṣanʿāʾ
institution: Military Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: MṢM 3612

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