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Ja 532 Fa 53+54


Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 46

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters7.4 (max.); 7.2 (min)
Chronology
PeriodA. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  ʾmrhmw w-↯ Rʾs¹hmw w-Yṯʿm ← (b)nw ʿlhmw ḏ-Ḥ←yrʾl hqnyw ↯ ʾlmqh ʾrḍ-h←mw Rmdm |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾmrhmw, Rʾs¹hmw and Yṯʿm, sons of ʿlhmw, of the family Ḥyrʾl, dedicated to ʾlmqh their land Rmdm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Architectural element » Capital
MaterialGranite
Dimensionsh. 22, w. 57 (face A); w. 34 (face B); w. 57.2 (face C); w. 33.8 (face D)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteal-ʿAmāyid / ʿArsh Bilqīs
Ancient siteBrʾn
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 94-95, n. 85-86, fig. 46Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 30-31Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.
Jamme 1955 f: 314-316Jamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Inscriptions de al-ʿAmâyid à Mâreb. Le Muséon, 68: 313-324.