Shabwa n° 2 ATM 92
Pirenne 1990: pl. 44, fig. b
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 92 |
| Notes | One of the fragments of the stela is lost. |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework | ||||||||||||||
| Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||||||
| Measures | h. 34, w. 59, th. 8.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Fragment of alabaster stela, broken in two parts and decorated on the top side with a frieze of horned animal heads with a decorative element between the horns. The lateral side is framed by a frieze of recumbent ibexes. The animals are highly stylized. Low relief. See CIAS 39.11/r 9/P 12 n° 2. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shabwa |
| Ancient site | S²bwt |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | Shabwa n° 2 |
| Concordance | ATM 92 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Pirenne 1978: 132, pl. 11/a | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1978. Ce que trois campagnes de fouilles nous ont déjà appris sur Shabwa capitale du Ḥaḍramout antique. Raydān, 1: 125-142. |
| Pirenne 1990: 49, pl. 44/b | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient] |