CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ṭaīrān 2006: 7-26 (photos)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Altar (mṣrb)
ShapeSquared
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
      Animal gestureRecumbent
      ViewFrontal
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
      ViewFrontal
Notes on support and decorationsA frieze of five ibex heads is projecting from the frontal side of the altar. A bull's head is engraved in low relief in a rectangular panel, at the left of the ibex frieze.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKharibat Hamdān
Ancient siteHrm
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleṬaīrān 2006
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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