Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Construction text | ||
Royal inscription | Yes |
English | |
1 Ydʿʾl Wtr, king of Sabaʾ, son of S¹mhʿly Ynf, walled Mryb. |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 27, w. 85 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Maʾrib |
Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
Notes | Reemployed in a building of the government. |
Link to site record |
Fakhry 1952: i, 114, n. 140-141, fig. 59 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 59 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |