CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Fakhry 1952: fig. 59
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA. Conjectural

TEXT


   1  Whm.ʾ[l] w-ʿhd w-Wf[... ... ... ...]
   2  [... ...] Ydʿʾl Wtr mlk
   3  S¹bʾ bn S¹mhʿly Y[nf ... ...]
   4  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 113, n. 135, fig. 59Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 56Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.