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RES 4227


Jamme 1958-1959: pl. IX/2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5.5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  Ṣbḥhmw bn Nbṭʿ[ly ... ...]
   2  [... ... hq]ny ʾlmqh Hlks¹mʿ

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ṣbḥhmw, son of Nbṭʿly [... ...],
   2  dedicated to ʾlmqh Hlks¹mʿ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMarseille, Musée Borély, Marseille 5537
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialAlabaster
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cantineau 1927: 137-139, photoCantineau, Jean 1927. Nouvelles Inscriptions Sud-Arabiques du Musée Borély à Marseille. Revue d'Assyriologie et d'Archéologie Orientale, 24: 135-146.
Jamme 1958-1959: 183, pl. IX/2Jamme, Albert W.F. 1958-1959. Les antiquités Sud-Arabes du Musée Borély à Marseille. Cahiers de Byrsa, 8: 149-189.