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Schm/Mārib 17
Schmidt et al. 1982: pl. 128/b
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ...]yfʿ bn Ḏmrʾ[m]r
2 Ṣbḥs¹[m]ʿ bn Ṣbḥʿl[y]
3 ʾbwtr bn[ ... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Balaq al-Awsaṭ |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The rock inscription is close to an ancient religious building. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Schmidt et al. 1982: 70-71, pl. 128/b | Schmidt, Jürgen, Brunner, Ueli, Gerig, M., Müller, Walter W. and Schoch, R. 1982. Mārib. Erster vorläufiger Bericht über die Forschungen des deutschen archäologischen Instituts in der Umgebung der Sabäerhauptstadt. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 5-89. |