Deposit | New Haven CT, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University, Yale Babylonian Collection, YBC 02428 |
Notes | Purchased by Torrey from C. Tutenberg. |
Support type | Artefact » Base » Of stela |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 5.7, w. 9.7 , th. 5.7 |
Notes on support and decorations | Socketed base of stela with four polished surfaces; traces of red pigment on the whole inscribed surface. |
Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
Notes | The museum catalogue reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl. |
Link to site record |
Title | YBC 2428 |
Concordance | CSAI I, 1072 |
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
Link to epigraph record |