Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 9889
Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 167 b Image free from copyright

Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 167 b Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1[... ...]ʾl Yhnf, of the family S¹ḫymm, qayls of the tribe S¹mʿy, dedicated to their Patron
2Tʾlb Rymm, the Lord of Trʿt, two statues of bronze, as they had promised, when they waged war and fought
3in the land of Ḥmyrm, when they camped near the city of Dln during the campaigns they carried out
4in the year of Ṯwb, son of S¹mhkrb, of the family Kṯṯ, because He granted them and their tribe S¹mʿy
5great killings and triumphs [... ...]

Chronological

Period: D (conjectural)
Range: 101 BCE - 300 CE

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 26, w. 59
Letter Measure: 3.5/4

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
Concordances: Riyām 34, Robin-Riyām 15

Spatial

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

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