Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"al-Salami 2011: 211, fig. 31"

Text:

Translations:

1ʾrzn,
2his brother,
3and his son,
4of the family the Rs²d, dedicated to
5Ḥgrm, the Lord of Tnʿ, the inscrip-
6tion, as he had ordered in his oracle,
7for their well-being.

Chronological

Period: C (conjectural)

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque → With framework
Materials: Stone
Measures: w. 32
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Type Level 2: With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: False window
Symbol Shape: Crescent moon and disc with base
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Letter Measure: 4

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Bayt al-Ḥaysa, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown

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