Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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Translations:

1ʿbnʿm and Wʿh[b ... ...]
2Mrṯdm and ʾlʿ[... ...]
3arranged, laid out fields in terraces [...] built a well, extended
4and completed their house Yr[.], their plantation Ḥrn, its 
5well Nḥr in the surroundings of their city Mrbm, with the help of ʿṯt-
6r S²rqn and of ʿm dhu Rymtm, Lord of the rock Nwʿn, and of
7ʿṯtr, Lord of the hill (?) Ks¹dm and with the help
8of their solar divinities and with the help of their lords
9Whbʾl Yḥz, of the family Mʿhr and of Ḫwln and
10according to the orders of ʾ<n>by.

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock
Measures: h. 58, w. 67
Letter Measure: 4

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Southern Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: al-Bayḍāʾ, al-Bayḍāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown

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