CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 63

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  [... ... w-b]n[y-h]mw Ṯwbm [... ...]
   2  [... ...]n mrʿ(ẓ) m[... ...]
   3  [... ...]m ḥrtm l[... ...]
   4  
[... ... Ṯ]wbm w-l[... ...]
   5  [... ...]n w-ʾln [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 28, w. 25
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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, 115, n. 145, fig. 63Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 61Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.