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RR-Mārib 1
Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980: pl. XVI/b
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 Rʾs¹hmw w-Ṣbḥhmw bny Lḥyʿṯt
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The inscription was found on the eastern wall of Maʾrib citadel and was copied by B.A. Condé in 1957 and by F. Geukens. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980: 146-147, pl. 16/b (facsimile) | Robin, Christian J. and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980. Les inscriptions de al-Asâḥil, ad-Durayb et Ḫirbat Saʿûd. (Mission Archéologique Française en République Arabe du Yémen: prospection des Antiquités Préislamiques, 1980). Raydān, 3: 113-182. |