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RES 2678+RES 4795 RES 2678; RES 4795; Gl 694; Gl 695; CIH 733


Wissmann 1982: 357, figs 115-116

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA

GENERAL NOTES

Gl 695+Gl 694=RES 2678+RES 4795
See also RES 4798+ RES 4806+ RES 4799+ RES 4805+ RES 4801+ RES 4800+ RES4797+ RES 4804. Wissmann suggests to consider these fragments as part of a single inscription, Kitchen instead considers this text toghether with CIH 502 and CIH 629.

TEXT

marker


   1  Ys²hrmlk kbr Ḥs³rn Frʿ w-Ns²ʾkrb [... ...]
   2  [... ...]rm b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlmqh w-b ḏt Ḥmym w-b ḏt Bʿdn w-b Ydʿʾl w-b S¹mhʿly w-b Yṯʿʾmr

Apparatus
2Höfner 1938: 28 integrates: [ln s²rs¹m ʿd s²q]rm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
NotesThe inscription comes from the outer face of the west city wall.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Wissmann 1982: 356-357, figs 115-116 (facsimile, partim)Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)]
Höfner 1938Höfner, Maria 1938. Die Inschriften aus Glaser Tagebuch XI (Mārib). Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 45: 7-37.