CSAI

Corpus of Late Sabaic Inscriptions


al-Salami 2011: 209, fig. 27/e

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Architectural element » Column
MaterialStone
Decoration
TypeFramework » With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Rhombic elements
Notes on support and decorationsFollowing Robin 2003: 121 the object was a lintel reemployed as a column.
The decoration is situated at the end of the text.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteal-Qarya
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaHamdān
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesThe column was reemployed in the Mosque ar-Rummāna. The right part of the inscription is written on the column's part which is inserted in the ground.
Link to site record

EPIGRAPHS

TitleMS Tanʿim al-Qarya 9
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
Link to epigraph record