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RES 4536 Gl 765
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Textual typology | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
| Probably of the middle period. |
TEXT
1 mqbr Ddt bt Wʾlm bn Mnym w-br[ʾ]-
2 hw b[ʿl]-hw Ws²bt w-l-yqmʿn ʿṯtr S²rqn
3 ḏ-yḫrs²n-hw
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Tomb of Ddt daughter of Wʾlm, of Mnym. And his lord Ws²kt 2 built it. And may ʿṯtr S²rqn overthrow 3 the one who will destroy it. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Tomb |
| Notes | Reemployed on the city wall. |
| Link to site record |