CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Catalogue 2000: 286, fig. 42

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 11125

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 36, w. 42, th. 7
Decoration
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeLetter B
      Symbol's referenceGod: ʾrnydʿ
Figurative subjectPlant » Rosette
Chronology
PeriodMiddle
Notes on support and decorationsRectangular alabaster slab with an indentation at its top and a groove in the centre, placed at the end of the inscription. At the top edge there are five series of holes for the insertion of the statues quoted in the text.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteas-Sawdāʾ
Ancient siteNs²n
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī al-Buhayra
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾrnydʿ S²ymn
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleYM 11125
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
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