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Marib-BAR 8
Catalogue 2000: 108, fig. 120
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 |Lyḥy ʿs¹y
2 w-bny mʾ—
3 ḫḏ-hw|
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Lyḥy made 2 and built his 3 reservoir. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib, Museum, BAR 8 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 25, w. 33.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Catalogue 2000: 280, cat. 33 | 2000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira. |
| Simpson 2002: 108, cat. 120 | Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London] |