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Fa 24
Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: pl. V/2
Fakhry 1952: pl. V/2
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| According to G. Ryckmans (1952), this inscription could be part of Fa 23 and 26 (= CIH 366 A 4). |
TEXT
1 [... ...] bn-S¹mhʿly [... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ṣirwāḥ-Khawlān |
| Ancient site | Ṣrwḥ |
| Geographical area | Ṣirwāḥ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed in a modern wall, on the left of the fortress's gateway. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 44, n. 20, fig. 12 (facsimile); iii, pl. V/2 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 17 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |