Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Graffito | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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In this inscription the letters are carved with a double line in order to obtain a light relief. |
1 | The names and the script of the text are comparable with those of Ja 547+Ja 546+Ja 544+Ja 545. |
Support type | Rock inscription |
Material | Stone |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Maʾrib |
Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Found | In situ |
Notes | The inscription is incised on the rock of the northern sluice of the Marib dam. |
Link to site record |
Darles, Robin and Schiettecatte 2014: 41-42, figs 22, 23 | Darles, Christian, Robin, Christian J. and Schiettecatte, Jérémie 2014. Contribution à une meilleure compréhension de l'histoire de la digue de Maʾrib au Yémen. Pages 9-70 in François Baratte, Christian J. Robin and Elsa Rocca (eds). Regards croisés d'orient et d'occident. Les barrages dans l'antiquité tardive. Actes du colloque, 7-8 janvier 2011, Paris, Fondation Simone et Cino del Duca. Organisé dans le cadre du programme ANR EauMaghreb. (Orient & Méditerranée, 14). Paris: Éditions de Boccard. 2019/11/29; https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1b7x6sv. |