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RES 2651
Wissmann 1982: photo 12
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Sluice |
| Material | Stone |
| Notes on support and decorations | Probably the symbols, Blitzbündel and Doppelgriffel, are lost (cf. RES 2651 bis). |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure : Great Mārib Dam |
| Notes | The inscription is engraved on the northern side of the northern rock supporting the construction and toward the eastern exit of the sluice. |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | RES 2651 |
| Concordance | Gl 513; CIH 623 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |