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Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 59
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  mḏbḥt b-h yḏ[bḥ]n Mṯwb[n ... ...]
   2  m[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Altar on which Mṯwbn will sacrifice [... ...].

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription (mḏbḥt)
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 20, w. 77
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed in a building of the government.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 115, n. 146 , fig. 59Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 61Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.