Fa 72 (= Fa 10)
Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XLV/a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| 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 |
TEXT
1 W(hb)ʾl w-bny-hw Ṯwbn
2 w-S²krm bnw Qrḍn hwṯr—
3 w w-brʾ w-hs²qrn mḏqntn-l-qbr-hm—
4 w Yrm b-s²dwn (Ḍmd)tm w-ryd-(hw)
| 4 | G. Ryckmans (1952) transcription: Ḍmdtn. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Whbʾl and his sons Ṯwbn 2 and S²krm, of the family Qrḍn, founded, 3 built and completed the entrance-hall for their tomb 4 Yrm on the mountain Ḍmdtm and its lower part. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 29, w. 45 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Tomb Yrm |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 107, n. 120, fig. 53 (facsimile); iii pl. XLV/a | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 45 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |