Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 7553

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"Gajda 2013: 64, fig. 1"

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Translations:

1Rbs²ms¹m Nmrn, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, dedicated to [... ...]
2Tʾlb Rymm, the Lord of Rḥbn, the statue in praise because [... ...]
3Tʾlb Rymm, the Lord of Rḥbn, in life and in abundance [... ...]
4who satisfied them; in praise because Tʾlb Rymm, the Lord of
5Rḥbn, granted and gave favours to His servant Rbs²ms¹m, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, during the expedition [... ...]
6when they made an expedition to the land of Ḥimyar, during the war between the kings of Sabaʾ 
7and ḏu-Raydān, and Tʾlb Rymm, the Lord of Rḥbn, granted them to march and conquer and [... ...]
8he forced numerous cities and fortresses in all the land of Ḥimyar to capitulate, and he came back [... ...]
9their army in glory, in triumph and in good health and with numerous [... ...]
10the divine decisions, which satisfied them; because He granted them [... ...]
11soldiers from the tribe of ḏu-Raydān in the fortress [... ...]
12[... ...]

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 64, w. 56
Letter Measure: 4

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes

Spatial

Site: Jabal Riyām, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Trʿt
Type of Site: Religious area

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