CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Robin 1987 c: pl. 11/B
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SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectPlant » Vegetal element
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bird
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogrambḥlf
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's referenceKing: Ḥimyarite symbol
Notes on support and decorationsOn the left side of the inscription, carved in a recessed panel of a separate stone block, a decoration composed by a central bird (in frontal view) with two lateral and symmetrical vegetal elements.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteBayt al-Ashwāl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaẒafār
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesThe inscription, found in Ẓafār, has been moved to Bayt al-Ashwāl.
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Origin
Modern siteẒafār
Ancient siteẒfr
Geographical areaẒafār
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context: Royal palace Klm (or Klnm)
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleGar Bayt al-Ashwal 2
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
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