Fa 70
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 52
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 Ḏmrʿly Ynf mkrb S¹bʾ bn Ykrbmlk Wtr bny w-hwṯ—
2 r w-s²qr mʾḫḏn Byḥn mḥmt w-m(n)fs¹ q(n)y-hw Hdṯtn
3 b-Ys¹rn w-ʾl ʾs¹ s¹ʾl Ḏmrʿly b-ḏn mʾḫ(ḏn) mḥmtm w-mf(l)qm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḏmrʿly Ynf, mkrb of Sabaʾ, son of Ykrbmlk Wtr, built, laid foundations 2 and completed the basin Byḥn (for) the canalization system and the sluice of his property Hdṯtn 3 in Ys¹rn, and let nobody claim against Ḏmrʿly regarding this basin as a canalization system and a water distribution. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Granite |
| Measures | h. 28, w. 130 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 107, n. 118, fig. 52 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 40-41 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |