CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Antonini 2021: 179, fig. 10.a-c
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural

GENERAL NOTES

Agostini's dating oscillates between the 4th c. BCE and the 1st c. CE, corresponding to DASI's periods B and C.

TEXT


   1  Dyṯ

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBarāqish, Museum, Storeroom
Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 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)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Qbḍm of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2021 a: 163, fig. 14Agostini, 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-cAntonini, 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.