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RES 4785 Gl 646
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
TEXT
1 [... ...]m rm w-ḏmr b-k[... ...]
2 [... ...]ʾn [...]ln w[... ...]
3 [... ...] rḥbt [.] b-s¹ḥtm ʿml[... ...]
4 [... ...](w)-ḍʿm wr dʿb mrn ḫmr-hmw [... ...]
5 [... ...]ʿnm w-s²ym-hmw Tʾlb Rymm [... ...]
| 1 | rḥbt: probably a toponym. |
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 |
| Notes | From the ruins of the west side of the ancient city wall. The stone is stuck upside down. |
| Link to site record |