KR incense burner
Hassell 2002: 163, fig. 11
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Relief | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 bry
2 S²m
3 [s¹]
| 1-3 | The reading and the translation: "Under the protection of the sun-goddess" are proposed by M. Maraqten (Hassel 2002: 163 and note 27). The text is not clearly legible on the photo. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Washington, American Foundation for the Study of Man |
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 22, w. 12.6/13.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Khawr Rūrī |
| Ancient site | S¹mhrm / S¹mrm |
| Geographical area | Southern Ẓufār |
| Country | Oman |
| Found | In situ |
| Notes | The object was found in a room placed on south-eastern corner of the city. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Hassell 2002: 163-164, fig. 11 | Hassell, Jonathan 2002. Cuboid incense-burning altars from South-Arabia in the Collection of the American Foundation for the Study of Man: some unpublished aspects. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 13/2: 157-192. 2016/07/20; http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0471.2002.130202.x. |