CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.8

TEXT


   1  Tdʿ Ḫẓwʿ

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 43=AM 724=TS 824
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
SubjectWoman
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 31, w. 19.5, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
NotesThe stela probably comes from the necropolis of Timnaʿ.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1962: 258, pl. XVPirenne, Jacqueline 1962. Notes d'archéologie sud-arabe III - Stèles à la déesse du Musée d'Aden. Syria, 39/3-4: 257-262.