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MAFRAY-Ṣanʿāʾ 1
Robin 1991: 198, fig. 14
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 13.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]f w-ms³wd-hmw S¹ḫmm b-ʿṯtr w-Hw[bs¹ w-ʾlmqh ... ...]
2 [... ...] bn ʿmdn Byn Yhqbḍ ʾmlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-[Rydn ... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 34, w. 129 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ṣanʿāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ṣnʿw |
| Geographical area | Sanʿāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Urban context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1991: 174-175, fig. 14 | Robin, Christian J. 1991. ʿAmdān Bayyin Yuhaqbid, roi de Sabaʾ et de dū-Raydān. Pages 167-205 in Études sud-arabes. Recueil offert à Jacques Ryckmans. (Publications de l'Institut Orientaliste de Louvain, 39). Louvain-La-Neuve: Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Orientaliste. |