Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 821

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"By kind permission of Mission Qatabān photo of the central fragment"

Text:

Translations:

1S²hr Ygl son of Ydʿʾb king of Qataban prohibited and applied an interdiction as a protective bond 
2[ which links (?)] the king S²hr with the  Qataban tribe and the subjects of the king and their sons and their women-folk 
3[and their daughters] and their female and male subjects and their dependents and their clients, against 
4[... ... and the act of causing the death (?)] of male and feminine children who are born in Timnaʿ and within its borders 
5[... ... and whoever (?)] contravenes the ordinance of this prohibition and interdiction then he gives and assigns
6his life and his possessions to S²hr; and those of his authority (?); its month the latter ḏ-Brm , 
7the first year of [... ...] he of Ḏrʾn; and these are the certified documents (?) and the signature 
8(was made by) the hand of S²hr.

Chronological

Period: B1

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Gate
Materials: Stone

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Central Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Legal text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes
Concordances: Q 79, Ja 105, b2, CSAI I, 211

Spatial

Site: Hajar Kuḥlān, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: Tmnʿ
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Aden
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: NAM 2135=AM 24.35

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