CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: fig. 59

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ... s²]ʿbn Mʾḏnm bny w-hṯbn ṣwbtn ʿ[... ...]

Apparatus
1ṣwbt "feature associated with town walls" (SD).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 23, w. 92
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed in a building of the government.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 114, n. 142, fig. 59Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 59-60Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.