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MAFRAY-al-Balaq al-Janūbī 7
Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1982: pl. 39/d
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ... M](r)fdm
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Dimensions | w. 26 (text) |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Balaq al-Janūbī |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Tomb |
| Notes | The inscribed stone could come from the tomb of Mrfdm. It is reemployed in a wall of a modern machine-gun nest, eastwards of the site with 4 basins (Robin & Ryckmans 1982: 113). |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1982: 113, pl. 39/d | Robin, Christian J. and Ryckmans, Jacques 1982. Dédicace de bassins rupestres antiques à proximité de Bâb al-Falaǧ (Mârib). Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 107-115. |