DASI ID: ID: 1086
Bron 1983: 143, pl. 2/b Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1S¹mhʿly Ynf, son of Ḏmrʿly, mukarrib of Sabaʾ, 2broke the limestone of the dam Rḥbm towards Ys¹rn.
Translation Notes:
Robin 1988, mʾḫḏn: prise d'eau; mnḫy: pour alimenter.
Chronological
Period: A
Physical
Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Sluice
Materials: Stone
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Blitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: King
Symbol Reference Text: Mukarrib of Sabaʾ
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Script Cursus: Boustrophedon
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes
Concordances: Gl 514, CIH 623 a
Spatial
Site: Maʾrib, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mryb / Mrb
Type of Site: Settlement
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