CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ahmed Fakhry

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA. Conjectural

TEXT


   1  Ṯwbnʿm ḏt Yrd—
   2  ʿ S¹ḥfn

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with niche
MaterialGranite; Marble
Measuresh. 70, w. 36; head: h. 25, w. 16
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 123, fig. 70 (facsimile); iii, fig. XLIIFakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 29Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.