RES 2676 CIH 628
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Relief | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 S²fʿṯt ʾs²ʿw w-bny-hw (Z)ydm ʾymn bnw H[mdn ... ...]—
2 tn ʾbʿl bytnhn Hrn w-Nʿmn brʾw wh[... ... mrʾy-hmw S²mr Yhrʿs²]
3 mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn Y[s¹rm Yh]nʿm [... ...]
4 mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Ry[dn ... ...]
| 2 | h[wṯrn byt-hmw ... ... b-rdʾ (CIH). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Tower Hrgb |
| Notes | Stone reused as door lintel in Maʾrib. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: 38 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |
| Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. V/6 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Schmidt 1987: 141, pl. 19/b | Schmidt, Jürgen 1987. Antiken aus dem Stadtgebiet von Mārib. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 4: 131-142. |