Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 9860
Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 120 a Image free from copyright

Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 120 a Image free from copyright

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Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 120 b Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1[... ...] son of ʾls²rḥ [... ...]
2dedicated to their solary deity the statue
3[... ...] spoils which he killed among Ḥ-
4myrm, Ḥḍrmwt and the beduins 
5in the war which the kings of Sabaʾ waged against those
6tribes. May He grant him prosperity
7health of faculties, material resources, numerous
8spoils, booty, loot; 
9may He save them from harm
10maleficence, malice of any enemy.

Chronological

Period: D
Range: 101 BCE - 300 CE

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 34.5, w. 22
Letter Measure: 2.5

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Ḥadaqān 15

Spatial

Site: Bayt Dughaysh, Ṣanʿāʾ - Amānat al-ʿÂṣima, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ḥdqn
Type of Site: Settlement

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