CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ... Ydʿʾl B]yn [bn] Ykrbmlk Wtr
   2  hqny ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn[... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeUnknown
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib (wādī al-Ḥashraj)
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological context: The inscription was found by E. Glaser in the wadi al-Ḥashraj, near Marib.
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