MAFRAY-ad-Durayb 5 A+B
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Pillar | ||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||
| Measures | h. 78 (fragment A), h. 75 (fragment B), w. 36 | ||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | A third fragment of the pillar, between the two pieces reemployed in a wall, has been lost. According to the editors, the symbol of ʾlmqh was probably flanked by other symbols, as it is engraved on the left top corner of the support (while it is usually on the right). |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ad-Durayb |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Raghwān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | These two fragments of the same inscription, reemployed in the modern village of ad-Durayb, probably come from the site of Kharibat Saʿud (Ktlm, mentioned in the text). |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Kharibat Saʿūd |
| Ancient site | Ktlm |
| Geographical area | wādī Raghwān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | MAFRAY-ad-Durayb 5 A+B |
| Concordance | Gl 1565+Gl 1566; RES 4848+RES 4847 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |