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Ja 674 MaMB 100
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 20
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 20
Jamme 1962 a: pl. 21
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 5.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| Letter f carved on the left side of the stone. |
TEXT
1 |ʿms²fq[... ...]
2 [... ...]n|
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 20.6, w. 16.4 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1962 a: 180, pls 20-21 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1962. Sabaean Inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqîs (Mârib). (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 3). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. |