Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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Text:

Translations:

1Ybs²ʾl and Ys³qʾl sons of Ḏʾb dedicated to Nbʿl.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Altar
Materials: Stone
Shape: Squared
Measures: h. 15, w. 85, th. 49
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
View: Frontal
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Ibex
Animal Gestures:
Recumbent
Symbol Shape: Crescent moon
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: Nbʿl
Letter Measure: 4.7

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Kamna, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Kmnhw
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Ṣanʿāʾ
institution: Military Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: MṢM 3626

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