CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 18, pl. 5b

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 15.5, w. 22.5 (upper censer)
Chronology
PeriodMiddle
Notes on support and decorationsIncense burner composed by a truncated high pyramidal base and a cuboid upper element (censer) inscribed on its main face. The censer shows a large splintering on its top.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal al-ʿAdan
Ancient siteʿdf
Geographical areaNihm
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Tʾlb
NotesThe object was seen on the surface of the site.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleNihm/al-ʿAdan 5
ConcordanceMAFRAY-al-ʿAdan 6
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Frantsouzoff 2016: 79-80, pls 5/a, 5/bFrantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2016. Nihm. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. With contribution by Christian J. Robin. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 8. Paris: De Boccard. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres; Collège de France, Laboratoire des Études Sémitiques anciennes; Académie des sciences de Russie Institut des manuscrits orientaux]