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RES 2676 CIH 628


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  S²fʿṯt ʾs²ʿw w-bny-hw (Z)ydm ʾymn bnw H[mdn ... ...]—
   2  tn ʾbʿl bytnhn Hrn w-Nʿmn brʾw wh[... ... mrʾy-hmw S²mr Yhrʿs²]
   3  mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn Y[s¹rm Yh]nʿm [... ...]
   4  mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Ry[dn ... ...]

Apparatus
2h[wṯrn byt-hmw ... ... b-rdʾ (CIH).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextUrban context: Tower Hrgb
NotesStone reused as door lintel in Maʾrib.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: 38Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.
Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. V/6Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Schmidt 1987: 141, pl. 19/bSchmidt, Jürgen 1987. Antiken aus dem Stadtgebiet von Mārib. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 4: 131-142.