CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Bron 1983: 149, pl. 8/b
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters20.5
Chronology
PeriodC

GENERAL NOTES

The inscription is reemployed at the Marib dam.

TEXT


   1  [... ...] hwṯbt mḥwlm w-ḏ-s¹tqrʾ ṯty [... ...]

Apparatus
mḥwlm: "espèce d'édifice ou d'objet circulaire" (Bron).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 25, w. 122
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 1983: 139, pl. 8/bBron, François 1983. Inscriptions de la digue de Mârib. Aula Orientalis, 1: 137-153.