CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


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SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeBlitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
      Symbol's referenceKing: Mukarrib of Sabaʾ
Notes on support and decorationsThe inscription was engraved on six stone blocks. Symbols on both sides, facing the inscription line.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteal-Masājid
Ancient siteMʿrbm
Geographical areaWādī Yalā
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Mʿrbm
NotesThe inscription was reemployed in the wall of a house in wādī al-Jūba.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleRES 3949
ConcordanceGl 1108
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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