CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Schmidt et al. 1982: pl. 128/b
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  [... ...]yfʿ bn Ḏmrʾ[m]r
   2  Ṣbḥs¹[m]ʿ bn Ṣbḥʿl[y]
   3  ʾbwtr bn[ ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Balaq al-Awsaṭ
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
NotesThe rock inscription is close to an ancient religious building.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Schmidt et al. 1982: 70-71, pl. 128/bSchmidt, Jürgen, Brunner, Ueli, Gerig, M., Müller, Walter W. and Schoch, R. 1982. Mārib. Erster vorläufiger Bericht über die Forschungen des deutschen archäologischen Instituts in der Umgebung der Sabäerhauptstadt. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 5-89.