CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of Jean-François Breton

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 101

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Altar
ShapeRectangular with feet
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 6.5, w. (max) 18, th. 11
Notes on support and decorationsLimestone rectangular altar with four feet. Lateral sides decorated with vertical incised lines.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar al-Barīra
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Jirdān
CountryYemen
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1990: 36, pl. 36/4Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient]