CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


CIAS: i, 529

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositRiyāḍ, The National Museum, RM 55

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of stela
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 8.5, w. 10.7, th. 4.7
Notes on support and decorationsStepped base (with two steps). Mortise, cut on the top, open on the rear side, because the stela was probably placed against a wall with a mass of plaster.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

TitleCIAS Ss 53/s 4/47.12
ConcordanceCSAI I, 330
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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