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Ahmed Fakhry

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  [Yṯʿ]ʾmr Byn bn S¹mhʿly Ynf mk[rb S¹bʾ ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 36, w. 140
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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 of the government.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 116-117, n. 160, fig. 107Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 65Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.