Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 2 | ||
Chronology |
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Agostini's dating oscillates between the 4th c. BCE and the 1st c. CE, corresponding to DASI's periods B and C. |
Deposit | Barāqish, Museum, Storeroom |
Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 25 (tot); h. 17.5, w. max 9.5, w. min 6 (base); 7 x 9 x 9.8 (anepigraphic top); 6,8 x 8,4 x 6 (inscribed top) |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Barāqish |
Ancient site | Yṯl |
Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Qbḍm of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ |
Link to site record |
Agostini 2021 a: 163, fig. 14 | Agostini, Alessio 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Le iscrizioni. Pages 151-171 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress. |
Antonini 2021: 178-179, fig. 10a-c | Antonini, Sabina 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Gli oggetti. Pages 172-186 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress. |