Ja 532 Fa 53+54
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 46
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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 | 7.4 (max.); 7.2 (min) | ||
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾmrhmw w-↯ Rʾs¹hmw w-Yṯʿm ← (b)nw ʿlhmw ḏ-Ḥ←yrʾl hqnyw ↯ ʾlmqh ʾrḍ-h←mw Rmdm |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾmrhmw, Rʾs¹hmw and Yṯʿm, sons of ʿlhmw, of the family Ḥyrʾl, dedicated to ʾlmqh their land Rmdm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Architectural element » Capital |
| Material | Granite |
| Measures | h. 22, w. 57 (face A); w. 34 (face B); w. 57.2 (face C); w. 33.8 (face D) |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-ʿAmāyid / ʿArsh Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | Brʾn |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 94-95, n. 85-86, fig. 46 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 30-31 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |
| Jamme 1955 f: 314-316 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Inscriptions de al-ʿAmâyid à Mâreb. Le Muséon, 68: 313-324. |