CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  [S¹]mhʿly Ynf gn±ʾ Mryb b-s²f[t ... ...]

Apparatus
1Grebenz integrates b-s²f[t w-mʿd].

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S¹mhʿly Ynf surrounded with a wall Mryb by the order [... ...]

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
Archaeological context: The stone inscription was reemployed in ancient time in the great Mārib Dam.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Grebenz 1935: 68Grebenz, Karl 1935. Die kleinen Fragmente aus Glaser Tagebuch XI (Mârib). Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 42: 66-93.