Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XLV/a Image free from copyright
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Language Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Chronology
Textual typology Construction text
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1 W(hb)ʾl w-bny-hw Ṯwbn 2 w-S²krm bnw Qrḍn hwṯr— 3 w w-brʾ w-hs²qrn mḏqntn-l-qbr-hm— 4 w Yrm b-s²dwn (Ḍmd)tm w-ryd-(hw)
Apparatus 4 G. Ryckmans (1952) transcription: Ḍmdtn.
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 1 Whbʾl and his sons Ṯwbn
2 and S²krm, of the family Qrḍn, founded,
3 built and completed the entrance-hall for their tomb
4 Yrm on the mountain Ḍmdtm and its lower part.
OBJECT INFORMATION ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEProvenance Modern site Maʾrib Ancient site Mryb / Mrb Geographical area Maʾrib Country Yemen Archaeological context Funerary context: Tomb Yrm Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYFakhry 1952 : i, 107, n. 120, fig. 53 (facsimile); iii pl. XLV/aFakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947) . (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952 : ii, 45Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts . Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947) . ii. Cairo: Government Press.