Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
Chronology |
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Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Maʾrib (North side of the wādī) |
Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
Notes | The stone inscription was reemployed upside down at a big height in the construction and is almost covered by plaster. |
Link to site record |
Fakhry 1952: i, 74, fig. 26 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 27 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |