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Fa 2
Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XI/b
Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XI/b
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 34 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
TEXT
1 [... ...] ḏn ḥbln s²lṯ ʿs²r ḏ-b-rʾs¹ m[... ...]
| 1 | ḥbl is translated "gate" by G. Ryckmans, in the SD "course of stones in wall". Jamme 1976: 82 translates: "in this stone course three tenths at the top of the tower"; he integrates at the end: m[ḥfdn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 65, w. 295 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ṣirwāḥ-Khawlān |
| Ancient site | Ṣrwḥ |
| Geographical area | Ṣirwāḥ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
| Notes | Reemployed on the back wall of the temple B (see A. Fakhry 1952). |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 45, n. 23; iii pl. XI/b | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 1-3 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |
| Jamme 1976: 81-82 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. |