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Höfner and Solá Solé 1961: pl. XX/2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters13
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT


   1  Ydʿʾl hqny
   2  Hwbs¹ Mrḥbm

Apparatus
The same text can be seen in RES 4516, while in Ja 2841 the group ḏ-Mrḥbm is associated to the god Hwbs¹.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ydʿʾl dedicated
   2  to Hwbs¹ Mrḥbm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeUnknown
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteQarn al-Muraytikh
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Höfner and Solá Solé 1961: 38-39, pl. XX/2Höfner, Maria and Solá Solé, Josep M. 1961. Inschriften aus dem Gebiet zwischen Mārib und dem Ǧōf. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 2. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 238/3). Vienna: H. Böhlaus Nachf., Kommissionsverlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien.