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Fa 37 RES 2727; CIH 632; Gl 1529


Pirenne 1956: pl. XIX/a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters14
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary
Royal inscriptionYes

GENERAL NOTES

From the Pirenne's photo is possible to read below the main text at least a pair of smaller letters "wd".

TEXT

marker


   1  Krbʾl Byn bn Yṯʿʾmr bny [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Krbʾl Byn, son of Yṯʿʾmr, built [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 30, w. 120
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteṢirwāḥ-Khawlān (ruins west of the site)
Ancient siteṢrwḥ
Geographical areaṢirwāḥ
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 25 n. 31, fig. 12 (facsimile)Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 25Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.
Pirenne 1956: pl. XIX/aPirenne, Jacqueline 1956. Paléographie des inscriptions sud-arabes. Contribution à la chronologie et à l'histoire de l'Arabie du sud antique. (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der letteren, 26). Brussels: Paleis der Academiën.
Wissmann 1982: 252Wissmann, 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.)]