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Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Ahmed Fakhry

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  [... ... b-ʿ]ṯtr w-b |
   2  ʾlmqh [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 25, w. 37
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Fakhry 1952: i, 117, n. 166, fig. 107Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 66Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.