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Ṣirḥa, Moschee


Finster 1979: pl. 104/a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodE

TEXT

marker


      [... ...]
   1  [... ...] w-Mʿd[krb ... ...]
   2  [..]y Fys² w-mrzḥ[ ... ...]
   3  w-Yʿwd w[... ...]
   4  ʾn w-ḏ-ʾ[... ...]

Apparatus
2Fys² could be a name of a building; also mrzḥ could be a proper name.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteSarha
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed
NotesThe stone has been reemployed in the facade of the small Mosque of Sarha (13th century).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 1982 c: 177-180Müller, Walter W. 1982. Zum Fragment einer spätsabäischen Inschrift an der Moschee von Ṣirḥa. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 177-180.