Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 8956
Schaffer 1972: pl. IV/8 Image free from copyright

Schaffer 1972: pl. IV/8 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1S¹ʿds²ms¹m Yʾzm and his brother Brg Yhrḥb
2and […]nn, of the  family Btʿ and Hmdn, ʾqwl of the tribe of S¹m-
3ʿy, the two thirds of Ḥmln and Ḥs²dm, dedicated to their Patron,
4Tʾlb Rymm, Lord of Tʿrt, four statues in praise
5because Tʾlb Rymm bestowed on them all divine favours they ask-
6ed Him for; and may Tʾlb Rymm continue to bestow on them and
7grant His servants, the family Btʿ and Hmdn, all divine favours
8they will ask Him for; and in praise because Tʾlb Rymm helped and saved,
9His two servants, S¹ʿds²ms¹m and Brg, of the family Btʿ
10and Hmdn and their two tribes Ḥmln and Ḥs²d, as [… ...
11… ... Rḥbtn from the town Mrb [… …
12in the month of ʾbhy, (that) of the insurrection which raised [ … …]
13[… …] in that military campaign; and may [… …]

Chronological

Period: D (conjectural)

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Letter Measure: 3 (ll. 1-8); 2.5 (ll. 9-13)

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: A 339, Gr 207

Spatial

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

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