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RES 2671 Gl 559; CIH 665
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
GENERAL NOTES
| The stone inscription was reemployed in ancient times into the northern side of the northern pier of the Marib dam. Fakhry 1952: i, 71, n. 55 pubblishes an inscription called Fresnel XXXVII, but it doesn't corriponde to our RES 2671=Fr XXXVII= Gl 559=CIH 665. |
TEXT
1 mʿs¹ʾ((Mʿs¹ʾ)) bn Mms¹ w-mkby-hw
| CIH translation "offer of the son of Mms¹ and his receptacle for unguents". | |
| RES translation "Mʿs¹ʾ (?) fils de of Mms¹ et ses clients (?). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Höfner 1936: 86-87 | Höfner, Maria 1936. Zur Interpretation altsüdarabischer Inschriften II. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 43: 77-108. |
| Fakhry 1952: i, 71, n. 55 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |