CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


CIAS: i, 415

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  Wdʿt Ṯbw

Apparatus
1the name could be female. Perhaps the second name is not complete.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectWoman
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 31
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: i, 415-416, photoBeeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités
. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]
Avanzini 2004 b: 150Avanzini, Alessandra 2004. The 'Stèles à la déesse': problems of interpreting and dating. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 27: 145-152.