CIAS F 58/s 4/49.10 n° 2 RES 3887; Q 86; C 56; CSAI III, 13
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 Mʿdʾl S¹lḥn bn Yṣdqʾl
2 mlk ʾws¹n |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 612 |
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 88, w. 28, th. 15 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: ii, 309-311, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |
| Antonini 2001: 93, pl. 46 | Antonini, Sabina 2001. La statuaria sudarabica in pietra. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |
| Simpson 2002: 66, cat. 36 | Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London] |