as-Sawdāʾ 96
By kind permission of GOAM
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 6647 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Altar (mṣrb) |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 72, w. 25 (base) and 32 (top), th. 32 |
| Notes on support and decorations | The altar is composed by an upper cuboid element, flat at the top, supported by a truncated pyramidal base. The inscription is incised on the frontal face of the upper element and continues on the base. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | as-Sawdāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²n |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Grb |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | as-Sawdāʾ 96 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic |
| Link to epigraph record |