Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"By kind permission of"

Text:

Translations:

1ʾbkrb and his wife ʿmwṯn,
2of the family ʾns¹m, dedicated to the "two Ladies"
3in Their temple Ḥdṯm in Ḥlzwm,
4as they asked Them when they were in charge of the priesthood.
5They committed to Them their faculties and their goods.

Chronological

Period: C (conjectural)

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Plaque → With framework
Materials: Bronze
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Dentils

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Central Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Cast

Spatial

Site: Hajar Lajiya / Hajar Warrāṣ, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ḥlzwm
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Unknown
private Collection: true

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