CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 107

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary (conjectural)

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]m w-gnʾ fr[... ...]

Apparatus
1Following G. Ryckmans fr[... could be corrected into Mr[yb.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 29, w. 50
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Fakhry 1952: i, 116, n. 153 , fig. 107Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 64Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.