Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

Text:

Translations:

1Lḥyʿṯt and ʾlʿz, sons of Yḏkrʾl
2of the family Ṯmd, built and completed the revetment of the irrigation canal of
3their palmgrove Lbḫw and Gwbl; and let nobody lay claim to them both 
4in their irrigation canal and in their secondary canal, with full ownership rights;
5by ʾlmqh.

Chronological

Period: B (conjectural)

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 27, w. 50.4, th. 4-7
Letter Measure: 4.4 (l. 1-3); 4.2 (l. 4); 3.6 (l. 5)

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Script Cursus: Boustrophedon
Textual Typology: Construction text
Concordances: Ja 111, Ghul-YU 38

Spatial

Site: Unknown
Ancient Name: Unknown
Deposit:
settlement: Aden
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: AM 60.1285

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