CSAI

Collection of the objects from the Yemeni museums


By kind permission of GOAM

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5

TEXT


   1  ʾlnʾd ʾbyd[ʿ]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositZinjibar, Museum, ZM-A 4=NAM 1309=AM 60.788
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectBull head
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 27.5, w. 16, th. 5.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jaussen 1926: 569, pl. XIII, fig. 10Jaussen, Antonin J. 1926. Mélanges: Inscriptions himyarites. Revue Biblique, 35: 548-582.
Doe 1971: fig. 23Doe, D. Brian 1971. Southern Arabia. London: Thames and Hudson.
Lombardi 2008: 185Lombardi, Alessandra 2008. Note di storia dell'arte sudarabica III. Le stele funerarie a protome taurina. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 165-191.