Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Müller, Walter W. 2013: 186, fig. 10.15.2"

Text:

Translations:

1[... ...] and his brothers, sons of
2[... ...] were (located) on ʿrʿln and in
3[... ...] of the lord of heaven, and with the help of
4[S²rḥbʾl Yʿfr,  k]ing of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Rayd—
5[ān and Ḥāḍramawt and Ymnt ] and their Arabs of Ṭw—
6[dm and the Thmt ... ...] and their crops will be for prosperity
7[... ...] their own prosperity and [of their] children
8[... ...] five hundred and three and sixty.

Translation Notes:

2The meaning of the toponym ʿrʾln is literally "god's mountain" or "god's castle"; its location is uncertain (Müller).

Chronological

Period: E
Range: 463 BCE - 463 CE
Mentioned Date: 563 Ḥimyar

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 47, w. 51, th. 5.5
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Monogram
Letter Measure: 5.5

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Late Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Writing Techniques: Relief

Spatial

Site: Ẓafār, Ibb, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ẓfr
Type of Site: Settlement

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