CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of Jean-François Breton

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


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OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 528
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectHuman figure
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 29, h. (base) 16
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance. Conjectural
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesBreton reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl.
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