Gl 1103 A 147
Tschinkowitz 1969: pl. II (upper)
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Measure of letters | 21.5 (max.); 21.2 (min.) |
| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
| Royal inscription | Yes |
GENERAL NOTES
| See RES 4370 A-J. |
TEXT
1 [... ... g](n)ʾ Mryb b-[s²ft ... ...]
| 1 | The integration follows RES 4370. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib (The block may come from the south-west wall of Mārib, north to the wadī.) |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Qarn al-Muraytikh |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The fragment was likely embedded in the south-western wall of Mārib, north of the wadi. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Tschinkowitz 1969: 8, pl. II | Tschinkowitz, Helga 1969. Kleine Fragmente. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 6. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 261/4). Vienna: Böhlau in Kommission. |
| Wissmann 1976 b: 25, 27, fig. 10 | Wissmann, Hermann von 1976. Die Mauer der Sabäerhauptstadt Maryab. Abessinien als sabäische Staatskolonie im 6. Jh. v. Chr. (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 38). [Leiden]: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut / Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut. |