Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary | ||
Royal inscription | Yes |
English | |
1 Ydʿʾl, son of Ḏmrʿly Byn, built [... ...] |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 26, w. 65 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Ṣirwāḥ-Khawlān |
Ancient site | Ṣrwḥ |
Geographical area | Ṣirwāḥ |
Country | Yemen |
Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
Notes | According to Fakhry, this inscription is of one of the text which were built into the wall of the Ṣirwāḥ temple. It was reemployed during the medieval restoration of the gate at the ceiling. The right and left sides of the inscription are hidden by the wooden beams supporting the lintel. |
Link to site record |
Fakhry 1952: i, 44 n. 21, fig. 12 (facsimile); ii 17 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
Bron 1981 a: 31, pl. 6/b | Bron, François 1981. Inscriptions de Ṣirwāḥ. Raydān, 4: 29-34. |