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MAFRAY-Ḫirbat Saʿūd 14
Robin and Breton 1981: pl. 4
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 13 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 Y(ṯ)[ʿ]ʾmr [W]tr b—
2 n S¹mh[ʿ]ly (g)nʾ Ktlm (Mw)rt
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Yṯʿʾmr Wtr son of 2 S¹mhʿly walled Ktlm with Mwrt. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Wall |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 37, w. 96 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kharibat Saʿūd |
| Ancient site | Ktlm |
| Geographical area | wādī Raghwān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin and Breton 1981: 92-93, pl. IV | Robin, Christian J. and Breton, Jean-François 1981. Al-Asâḥil et Ḫirbat Saʿûd: quelques compléments. Raydān, 4: 90-96. |