Fa 91 + Fa 92
Fakhry 1952: fig. 59
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 [Ydʿʾl Wt]r mlk S¹bʾ bn S¹↯mhʿly Ynf gnʾ M[ryb]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ydʿʾl Wtr, king of Sabaʾ, son of S¹mhʿly Ynf, walled Mryb. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 27, w. 85 |
| 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, 114, n. 140-141, fig. 59 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 59 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |