CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Cleveland 1965: 149, pl.98
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SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 10.2, w. 19.5, th. 8.9
Notes on support and decorationsTwo fragments from the lower edge of a stone object, inscribed on the face. On the top of each fragment is the lower part of a mortise. This feature, together with the dimensions and the content of the inscription, suggests that the fragments might be part of the base for a bronze statue.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple
NotesThe inscription probably comes from the sanctuary of Rṣfm dedicated to ʾnby in the Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleTC 874+1022
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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