CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Schmidt et al. 1987: pl. 13/e
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  [Yṯʿʾmr] Byn bn S¹mhʿly Yn[f mkrb S¹bʾ ... ...]

Apparatus
1Integration in RES

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 36, w. 120
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
NotesThe stone has been reemployed as a lintel in the construction of a house in the city of Mārib.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Schmidt et al. 1987: 139, pl. 13/eSchmidt, Jürgen, Finster, Barbara, Herberg, Werner, Klaus, M. and Müller, Walter W. 1987. Mārib. Dritter vorläufiger Bericht über die Ausgrabungen und Forschungen in der Sabäerhauptstadt und Umgebung. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 4: 97-142.