Hudhud
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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 9885
Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 166 a Image free from copyright

Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 166 a Image free from copyright

Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 166 b Image free from copyright

Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 166 b Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Yrm ʾymn and Brg Yhrḥb, sons of
2ʾws¹lt Rfs²n, of the family Hmdn, owners
3of the house Hrn, qayls of the tribe S¹mʿy,
4the third of Ḥs²dm, dedicated to their Patron
5Tʾlb Rymm, the Lord of Trʿt, six
6statues for their safety and the safety
7of their houses and of their tribe Ḥs²dm and of
8their land; may He grant them good crops 
9and harvesting in their valleys and
10their land; may He grant them the favour and
11the goodwill of their lord Whbʾl Yḥz,
12the king of Sabaʾ; may He humiliate and put to rout all
13their enemies and ill-wishers; may He save them
14from the harm and the malice of enemies; may 
15Tʾlb continue to keep healthy their faculties and
16their material resources. By Tʾlb Rymm.

Chronological

Period: D
Range: 101 BCE - 300 CE

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 80, w. 47, th. 40
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
Concordances: Riyām 43

Spatial

Site: Jabal Riyām, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Trʿt
Type of Site: Religious area

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