RES 2651 bis Gl 514; CIH 623 a
Bron 1983: 143, pl. 2/b
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
GENERAL NOTES
| This text is facing RES 2651 and it is identical to it. |
TEXT
1 S¹mhʿly Ynf bn Ḏmrʿly mkrb S¹bʾ
2 mḫḍ blq mʾḫḏn Rḥbm mnḫy Ys¹rn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S¹mhʿly Ynf, son of Ḏmrʿly, mukarrib of Sabaʾ, 2 broke the limestone of the dam Rḥbm towards Ys¹rn. |
| Robin 1988, mʾḫḏn: prise d'eau; mnḫy: pour alimenter. |
| Robin 1988 a | Robin, Christian J. 1988. Quelques observations sur la date de construction et la chronologie de la première digue de Maʾrib, d'après les inscriptions. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 18: 95-114. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Sluice |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure : Great Mārib Dam |
| Notes | The iscription is engraved on the northern side of the southern rock. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 69 n. 43, fig. 36 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Bron 1983: 138, pl. 2/b | Bron, François 1983. Inscriptions de la digue de Mârib. Aula Orientalis, 1: 137-153. |