CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Antonini and Agostini 2010: pl.52/c
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Notes on support and decorationsThe artefact is fragmentary and the upper part is lost. Although considered a stela with stylized face by the editors, we can't exclude that this is a stone inscription with funerary function, restoriing [ẓ]lt as the first word (see the textual remarks).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesThe stela was found during the excavations in the necropolis in area D.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleB.05.D.O./4
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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