Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
Chronology |
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1-5 | It is not clear if these five lines belong to the same text or if they should rather be considered as separate inscriptions: ll. 1-2; ll. 3-4; l. 5. |
3 | It is impossible to find a meaning for this line: hwṯq "to guarantee", ʾws¹n is the name of the well known kingdom. |
Support type | Rock inscription |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Jabal Balaq al-Awsaṭ |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Notes | The rock inscription is close to an ancient religious building. |
Link to site record |
Schmidt et al. 1982: 71, pl. 128/d | Schmidt, Jürgen, Brunner, Ueli, Gerig, M., Müller, Walter W. and Schoch, R. 1982. Mārib. Erster vorläufiger Bericht über die Forschungen des deutschen archäologischen Instituts in der Umgebung der Sabäerhauptstadt. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 5-89. |