Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Bron 2014 a: 203, fig. 1"

Text:

Translations:

1S¹ʿdm son of Rs¹mm descendant of
2of Mgdm and Mrn, servant of the family 
3S¹ḫymm, dedicated to 
4Tʾlb in the temple ʿdf, according to the fact
5that he had implored Him to make rain on 
6their lands and their vineyards
7of Ms¹wrtm, in the fall
8of the year of Rbm son of 
9Hwfʿṯt of the family ʿmydʿ, and 
10so that He continues to grant them 
11success, and for their prosperity.

Chronological

Period: B

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque → With framework
Materials: Bronze
Measures: h. 24.5, w. 13
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Dentils

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Cast

Spatial

Site: Jabal al-ʿAdan, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: ʿdf
Type of Site: Religious area
Deposit:
settlement: Unknown
institution: Moussaïeff collection
private Collection: true

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