Fa 99
Fakhry 1952: fig. 59
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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 [... ...]wy[... ...]
2 [... ...]w ṣrṣr((Ṣrṣr))
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 20, w. 26 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed in a building of the government. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 115, n. 148, fig. 59 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 62 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |