CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Catalogue 2000: 310, cat. 143

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 10598

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Offering table » With bull head as gutter
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 17, w. 60, th. 40
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Bull
      Part of animal bodyHead
Figurative subjectSymbol
Notes on support and decorationsThe bull's head is lost. The symbol at the beginning of the line 3 could be in relation with the god S¹mʿ (cf. Catalogue 2000).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteInabbaʾ
Ancient siteʾnbʾ
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
NotesThis text presumably comes from Inabbaʾ, as the language is Minaic and it is a dedication to the god S¹mʿ (cf. Inabbaʾ 4).
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleYM 10598
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Catalogue 20002000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.