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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TEXT
1 [... ...]mhk[... ...]
2 [... ...]rm b[... ...]
| Apparatus |
| 1 | [... ... S¹]mhk[rb ... ...] (CIH) | | 2 | [... ... ḥm]rm b-[Hwbs¹ ... ...] (CIH) |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Provenance| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
| Notes | The stone inscription was reemployed in ancient times into the northern pier of the great Mārib dam. |
| Link to site record | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 71 n. 52 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
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