INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 19 |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| According to Bron, this inscription is part of CIH 384+869+624. | |
TEXT
1 [... ...] bny ywm ḏbḥ ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏ[bn]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] make the construction when sacrificed to ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn.
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OBJECT INFORMATION
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Provenance| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
| Notes | The inscription is engraved on a block of stone reused in the wall of the southern sluice-gate. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 70, 84 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
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| Bron 1983: 138, pl. 2/a | Bron, François 1983. Inscriptions de la digue de Mârib. Aula Orientalis, 1: 137-153.
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