CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 46
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT


   1  [Yṯʾʿm]r (B)yn bn S¹[mhʿly] mkrb S¹bʾ [... ...]
   2  [... ... ]s¹ʾl Hwbs¹ b[... ...]
   3  [... ...] ʾhgr y[... ...]

Apparatus
2The editor integrates: w-ʾl ʾs¹] s¹ʾl, but the name of the god after s¹ʾl makes the integration very uncertain.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed in a modern house.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 105, n. 110, fig. 46Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 36Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.