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Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 26
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


      [... ...]
   1  [... ...] Wʾl—
   2  n w-Frʿ[... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialGranite
Measuresh. 21, w. 26
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
NotesReemployed in a basin of the Dam.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 74, n. 70, fig. 26 (facsimile)Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 28Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.