CSAI

Collection of the objects from The Babylonian Collection of the Department of Near Eastern Civilizations of the Yale University

DASI

YBC 2421 CSAI I, 1067


By kind permission of Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.5

TEXT


   1  Ġwṯm Ḏrʾn

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositNew Haven CT, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University, Yale Babylonian Collection, YBC 02421
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 3.5 (base), 7 (all), w. 10, th. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesThe museum catalogue reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Renfroe 1990: 161, photoRenfroe, Fred 1990. South Arabian Inscriptions in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Le Muséon, 103: 155-165.