CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)

DASI

Kāniṭ Museum 15


Rijziger 2016: 24, fig. 29

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositKāniṭ, Museum

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectHuman figure
      GenderMan
      Part of human bodyComplete figure
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
      ViewFrontal
Chronology
PeriodMiddle
Notes on support and decorationsThe stone shows, below the inscribed name, a rough representation, in very low relief, of a human figure (a man, according to the personal name) in frontal view and a bull's head to the right. Above it a second bull's head turned of 90 degrees is visible.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKāniṭ
Ancient siteʾknṭ
Geographical areaArhab
CountryYemen
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleKāniṭ Museum 15
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rijziger 2016: 24, fig. 29Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573.