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Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 26
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Measure of letters28 (Gl 597)

GENERAL NOTES

Two fragments, probably belonging to the same inscription.

TEXT


   1  [... ...] bn Yhʿn b±ny [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 28, w. 24
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance. Conjectural
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
NotesReemployed on the Mārib dam, lower basin.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 74, fig. 26Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii 28Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.