Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 7720
Höfner 1973: pl. XII/1-2 Image free from copyright

Höfner 1973: pl. XII/1-2 Image free from copyright

Grohmann 1914: 11, fig. 14/c Image free from copyright

Grohmann 1914: 11, fig. 14/c Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1They properly put into effect, ʾls²rḥ and his son,
2of the family Yḥmn, they of Ṣrwḥ, for ʾlmqh,
3Lord of ibexes, all the income and the profit (on the basis) of a valid document (document of validity),
4a document that ʾlmqhw asked to the family
5Yḥmn, document that Ḥywn, of the family Yḥmn,
6he of Ṣirwaḥ, authenticated, document that prescribes taxes forever from Ẓbyn
7to ʾlmqh. And this concessionary document is a documentary proof for the family
8Yḥmn, on the basis of this document. Whoever would contest (it), let him be known.
9This concessionary document and proof took place in the month of Ns¹wr,
10the first period of the year of Yqhmlk, son of ʾbʿm,
11(of the) Kbr Ḫll.

Translation Notes:

4smʿm ḏ-ʿmdm: "Stiftungsurkunde" (Höfner 1973); "einer Urkunde von Rechtsverbindlichkeit" (W. W. Müller 1983).
7mṣdqm: "rechtsverbindlicher Vertrag" (Höfner 1973); "Rechtsvertrag" (W. W. Müller 1983).

Physical

Support: Unknown
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Letter Measure: 3.5 (max); 3 (min)

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Legal text
Concordances: RES 3649 bis

Spatial

Site: Ṣirwāḥ-Khawlān, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ṣrwḥ
Type of Site: Settlement

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