Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Sluice | ||
Material | Stone | ||
Measures | h. 30, w. 260 | ||
Chronology |
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Modern site | Maʾrib |
Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Found | In situ |
Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure |
Notes | The inscription is engraved on the façade of the barrage dam in Manīn al-Ḥadad, in the southern oasis of Marib. |
Link to site record |
Title | DAI 1998-Wasserbau 1 |
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
Link to epigraph record |
Maraqten 2017: 122-123, figs 6, 7 | Maraqten, Mohammed 2017. Typology of irrigation systems in ancient Yemen in the light of the epigraphic evidence. Pages 115-135 in Walid Yasin al-Tikriti and Paul Alan Yule (eds). Proceedings of water and life in Arabia. Conference 14th - 16th December, 2014. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority. |