Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
The stone inscription was reemployed in ancient times into the northern side of the northern pier of the Marib dam. Fakhry 1952: i, 71, n. 55 pubblishes an inscription called Fresnel XXXVII, but it doesn't corriponde to our RES 2671=Fr XXXVII= Gl 559=CIH 665. |
CIH translation "offer of the son of Mms¹ and his receptacle for unguents". | |
RES translation "Mʿs¹ʾ (?) fils de of Mms¹ et ses clients (?). |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Maʾrib |
Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
Link to site record |
Höfner 1936: 86-87 | Höfner, Maria 1936. Zur Interpretation altsüdarabischer Inschriften II. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 43: 77-108. |
Fakhry 1952: i, 71, n. 55 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |