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Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: pl. XLVII/a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision

TEXT

marker


   1  bry-S²ms¹

Apparatus
1bry: "A sculpté (pour) Šams (?)" or " Monument sculpté de Šams" (G. Ryckmans 1952); perhaps "prosperity of S²ms¹".

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 22, w. 14
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib (Dār al-Beyḍa)
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 125-126, fig. 77 (facsimile); iii pls XLVII/aFakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 15-16Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.