CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Funerary stelae from the necropolis of Awwām.
Catalogue 2000: no. 296

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural

TEXT


   1  ʿmymm mqtwyn

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib, Museum, AW 98 A 2344
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with niche
MaterialStone; Alabaster
Measuresh. 102, w. 24, th. 18
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesFrom the necropolis of ʾwm, Area A
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Catalogue 2000: 362-363, cat. 2962000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.