Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
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Solá Solé 1964: pl. IX/1 Image free from copyright

Solá Solé 1964: pl. IX/1 Image free from copyright

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"Höfner 1981: pl. X/1"

Text:

Translations:

1[Yrm ʾy]mn and Brg [Y]hrḥb, [sons
2of ʾw]s¹lt Rfs²n of Hmdn,
3[lords of]  the palace Hrn, ʾqwl of the tribe
4[S¹mʿy, the thi]rd of Ḥs²dm, they (both) dedicated
5to their Patron Tʾlb Rymm, Lord of T-
6[rʿt, these] statues for t[heir] safety
7[and for the safety of] their houses and their tribe
8[Ḥs²dm and] their lands; and may He bestow upon them
9f[ruits and] harvest and righteousness in [their] valleys
10[and] their [la]nds; and may He bestow upon them the favour
11and the grace of their lord Whb[ʾl
12Yḥz], king of Sabaʾ; and may He humiliate [and break
13all] their [en]emies and their ill-wishers and may He
14[deliver] them from the maleficence and the malevolence  of ill-wishers;
15[and may Tʾlb reinforce the might of their authority
16and of their power. By Tʾlb Rymm].

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
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)
Concordances: A 295, Gr 180

Spatial

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

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