CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


CIAS: i, 409

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositMārib, Museum

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectBull head
MaterialAlabaster
Decoration
TypeFramework » With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Part of animal bodyHead
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
Notes on support and decorationsAccording to J. Pirenne the measures probably are similar to the CIAS P 22/s 4/46.11 n° 1.
Top framework with frame of ibex's heads. Bull's tapering muzzle well characterized with lateral protruding eyes and multiple skin's folds, horn (broken) detached from the slab, ears tied to the slab. High relief.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jūba
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
NotesQs³mm and Bḥtn appear together in a group of texts from wādī al-Jūba.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleCIAS P 22/s 4/46.11 n° 2
ConcordanceCSAI I, 294
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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