CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Garbini 1973 b: pl. XVIII
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SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 45, w. 110
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeBlitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
      Symbol's referenceKing: mukarrib of Sabaʾ
Notes on support and decorationsSymbols on the left side, facing the first two inscription lines.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
NotesThe inscription was found in the village of al-Khobar, east of Ẓahran, stored in a private house. Wissmann suggests that most probably the text was originally placed on the city-walls of Mārib.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleGarbini MM 1973
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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