Schm/Mārib 18
Schmidt et al. 1982: pl. 128/c
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Chronology |
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| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 |Ykrbmlk bn Ḏmrʿly
2 [... ...]
3 [... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Balaq al-Awsaṭ |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The rock inscription is close to an ancient religious building. |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The palography of this inscription does not allow an identification of the Ykrbmlk mentioned here with one of the rulers named Ykrbmlk known so far, namely Ykrbmlk Ḏrḥ and Ykrbmlk Wtr. Cf. Müller in Schmidt et al. 1982, 71.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Schmidt et al. 1982: 71, pl. 128/c | Schmidt, 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. |