CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Agostini 2021: 88, fig.7
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 24 (tot); h. 14, w. 11, th. 13 (top); h. 12, w. 11.5 (base)
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeCrescent moon
Notes on support and decorationsThe incense burner bears an inscription covering only one side; its upper part is decorated with a lunar crescent in relief.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
NotesThe object was found out of context in the urban area of Barāqish.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleY.92.B.civ.6
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2021: 87, 88, fig. 7Agostini, Alessio 2021. Materiali epigrafici fuori contesto rinvenuti durante le prime campagne di scavo di Alessandro de Maigret a Barāqish (1989-1992, 2005). Pages 75-98 in Sabina Antonini de Maigret and Alessio Agostini (eds). Missione Archeologica Italiana in Yemen Studi di materiali inediti e rivisitazioni alla memoria di Alessandro de Maigret / Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen Essays on Unpublished and Newly Revised Materials in Memory of Alessandro de Maigret. Perugia: OL3.
Marion de Procé 2021: 261, fig. 14Marion de Procé, Solène 2021. Le mobilier de culte dans le temple de Nakraḥ à Barāqish. Pages 254-269 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress.