CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 31, pl. 20a

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Decoration
TypeFramework » With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeCrescent moon and disc with base
Notes on support and decorationsMonolithical incense burner composed by a cuboid upper censer on a troncated pyramidal base. The frontal face of the censer is decorated, in the center, with the crescent moon and disc on a trapezoidal base, obtained in low relief and included in a lowered square. The same face is surmonted on the top by three crenels that give to the incense burner the shape of a crenellated tower. The inscription lies engraved under the decoration, the first line on the censer, the other two lines on the base.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteal-ʿĀdī
Ancient siteBrn
Geographical areaNihm
CountryYemen
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleNihm/Barrān 1
ConcordanceRobin-Barrân 1
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
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