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CIH 437 Gl 521
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 19 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| According to Bron, this inscription is part of CIH 384+869+624. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] bny ywm ḏbḥ ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏ[bn]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] make the construction when sacrificed to ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 27, w. 123 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
| Notes | The inscription is engraved on a block of stone reused in the wall of the southern sluice-gate. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 70, 84 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Bron 1983: 138, pl. 2/a | Bron, François 1983. Inscriptions de la digue de Mârib. Aula Orientalis, 1: 137-153. |