CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Robin 1997 a: 168, fig. 1

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 52, w. 136
Decoration
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramS¹mhrym
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeBlitzbündel and Doppelgriffel
      Symbol's referenceKing
Notes on support and decorationsSymbols on both sides of the last inscription's line. The Blitzbündel, h. 21.5, has two branches ending with two triangles that probably reproduce two snakes heads. The monogram, composed by the letters s¹-m-r, is included into the upper part of the Blitzbündel. See also Mushjiʿ 23 and Ja 2904.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal al-Lawdh
Ancient siteKwrn
Geographical areaNorthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn
NotesFound near the monumental porch of the al-Kaʿāb temple.
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EPIGRAPHS

Titleal-Kaʿāb 29
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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