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Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 107
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  [... ...]ʿn b-ʿṯtr [w-b-]
   2  [ʾl]mqh w-b ḏt-[Ḥmym ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 18, w. 28
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed in a building of the government.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 115, n. 149 , fig. 107Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 62Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.