Ja 533 Fa 52
Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XXXVII/a
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- Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XXXVII/a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 7.3 (max.); 6.5 (min) | ||
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾlʾmr bn ʿmʿ(h)r bn ʿṯ(k)←(ʾ)n hqny ʾlmqh ḏ-←Mryb b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlmqh← w-b ḏt Ḥmym |
| 1 | The text runs on the four sides of the capital. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Architectural element » Capital |
| Material | Granite |
| Measures | h. 74, w. 53.5 (face A); w. 34.5 (face B); w. 52 (face C); w. 34 (face D) |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-ʿAmāyid / ʿArsh Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | Brʾn |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | Between the ruins near the five columns of the propylaeum. |
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CULTURAL NOTES
Interesting the epithet of ʾlmqh "He of Mrb".
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 93, n. 84, figs 40-41; iii, pl. XXXVII/a | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 29-30 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |
| Jamme 1955 f: 316-317 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Inscriptions de al-ʿAmâyid à Mâreb. Le Muséon, 68: 313-324. |