Fa 16
Fakhry 1952: pl. XLVII/a
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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 |
TEXT
1 bry-S²ms¹
| 1 | bry: "A sculpté (pour) Šams (?)" or " Monument sculpté de Šams" (G. Ryckmans 1952); perhaps "prosperity of S²ms¹". |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 22, w. 14 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib (Dār al-Beyḍa) |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 125-126, fig. 77 (facsimile); iii pls XLVII/a | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 15-16 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |