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RES 4787 Gl 659
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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GENERAL NOTES
| Probably a fragment of legal inscription. |
TEXT
1 mḏḫr [... ...] Yrm(ʾl) b(n) [... ...]
2 [... ...]m w-yhbrr (ʿm)[..](r)[.]ṯ[.]y
3 [... ...]ʿs²r Yrmʾl bny Ṣ[... ...]
4 [... ...]bl h[.]m ḏt s³n ls¹n |
5 [.](m)mn s¹mʿm mh[... ...]
6 [... ...]r w-ʾl [... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece (mḏḫr) |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Notes | Reemployed in the muslim cemetery. |
| Link to site record |