CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of GOAM

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 601=AM 60.1283
NotesKitchen reports an optional concordance AM 60.1228 besides AM 60.1283, but in fact only the last one is in the museum catalogue.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Slab (mʿmr)
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 40.5, w. 28.5, th. 13.5
Notes on support and decorationsThe measures reported in CIAS are slightly different: h. 41, w. 21, th. 6.5. According to Pirenne the slab could be the external covering of a base for a statue or an altar.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Markha
CountryYemen
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleCIAS 49.10/p 2 n° 1
ConcordanceRES 3884bis; Q 83; CSAI III, 6
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite
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