CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Honeyman 1962: 38-39, pl.3
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  mʿmr ʾḥrm ḏ-Ḏrḥn w-Ygr

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, Unknown (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief (mʿmr)
TopConvex
SubjectBull head
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 31, w. 20.5, th. 4.7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Honeyman 1962: 38-39, pl. 3Honeyman, Alexander M. 1962. Ephigraphic South Arabian Antiquities. Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 21: 38-43.
Lombardi 2008: 181Lombardi, Alessandra 2008. Note di storia dell'arte sudarabica III. Le stele funerarie a protome taurina. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 165-191.