CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XXXVII/b
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  [... ...] bn L—
   2  ḥyʿṯ[t ... ...]
   3  [... ... b-ʿ]ṯtr w-
   4  Hwbs¹ [w-b ... ...]
   5  [... ...]ṯt b—
   6  [n ... ...]

Apparatus
5Probably: Lḥyʿ]ṯt.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 123, fig. 71 (facsimile); ii, 11; iii pl. XXXVII/bFakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.