Ṣirḥa, Moschee
Finster 1979: pl. 104/a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Relief | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
[... ...]
1 [... ...] w-Mʿd[krb ... ...]
2 [..]y Fys² w-mrzḥ[ ... ...]
3 w-Yʿwd w[... ...]
4 ʾn w-ḏ-ʾ[... ...]
| 2 | Fys² could be a name of a building; also mrzḥ could be a proper name. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Sarha |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed |
| Notes | The stone has been reemployed in the facade of the small Mosque of Sarha (13th century). |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, Walter W. 1982 c: 177-180 | Müller, Walter W. 1982. Zum Fragment einer spätsabäischen Inschrift an der Moschee von Ṣirḥa. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 177-180. |