Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"al-Salami 2011: 247, fig. 84"

Text:

Translations:

1Hws³n and his
2brother and their son [descendants]
3of the family Ḥywt dedicated [..]
4[....] this inscription [... ...]

Chronological

Period: C (conjectural)

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque → With framework
Materials: Stone
Measures: w. 15
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Crescent moon and disc with base
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: False window
Letter Measure: 3

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

Spatial

Site: Ḥuṣn Asʿad, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Type of Site: Religious area

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