CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


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OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 141575=1985,0223.44
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with eyes or stylized face
MaterialMarble
Measuresh. 14.9, w. 16.5, th. 6
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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

Bron 2006: 192, fig. 5Bron, François 2006. Nouvelles antiquités qatabanites du British Museum. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 17: 190-200.