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Ahmed Fakhry
Ahmed Fakhry
Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: 1, fig. 70
Fakhry 1952: 1, fig. 70
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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TEXT
1 Ṯwbnʿm ḏt Yrd—
2 ʿ S¹ḥfn
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with niche |
| Material | Granite; Marble |
| Dimensions | h. 70, w. 36; head: h. 25, w. 16 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 123, fig. 70 (facsimile); iii, fig. XLII | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 29 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |