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RES 4371 Gl 428
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 | Ns²ʾkrb ḏ-ʿydw rs²(w)[ ʿlm]
2 [h]qny ʿṯtr ḏ-Gwftm kʾ[... ...]
| 1 | Integration by RES. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ns²ʾkrb, of ʿydw, priest of ʿlm 2 dedicated to ʿṯtr ḏ-Gwftm [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib (city wall) |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Unknown (al-Ḥadāʾ) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Ḥadāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | Origin supposed on the basis of the divine name mentioned in the text. |
| Link to site record |