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Y.85.Y/1


Garbini 1988: pl. 52

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeBull's head
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeBlitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
      Symbol's referenceKing: Mukarrib of Sabaʾ
Notes on support and decorationsBull's head symbol on the right side, Blitzbündel and Doppelgriffel symbols on the left one, facing the inscription lines.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReused as the architrave of a door in a modern house west of Yalā, previously the epigraph was seen and photographed by the German Archaeological Mission north of Mārib.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleY.85.Y/1
ConcordanceEryani 47; Schm/Mārib 23
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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