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MAFRAY-Ḫirbat Saʿūd 1 RES 4844


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters11
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  [Krb](ʾl) Wtr bn Ḏ—
   2  [mrʿl]y mkr[b S¹]—
   3  (bʾ) gnʾ Hyl

Apparatus
3It is not sure that the last word is complete.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [Krb]ʾl Wtr son of
   2  Ḏ[mrʿl]y, mukarri[b of Sa]‒
   3  baʾ, walled (the town with) Hyl.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 40, w. 79
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteKharibat Saʿūd
Ancient siteKtlm
Geographical areawādī Raghwān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
NotesThe stone is part of the N-E city walls.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980: 150-152, pl. 21/aRobin, 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.