Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 92 |
Notes | One of the fragments of the stela is lost. |
Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework | ||||||||||||||
Material | Alabaster | ||||||||||||||
Measures | h. 34, w. 59, th. 8.5 | ||||||||||||||
Decoration |
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Notes on support and decorations | Fragment of alabaster stela, broken in two parts and decorated on the top side with a frieze of horned animal heads with a decorative element between the horns. The lateral side is framed by a frieze of recumbent ibexes. The animals are highly stylized. Low relief. See CIAS 39.11/r 9/P 12 n° 2. |
Modern site | Shabwa |
Ancient site | S²bwt |
Geographical area | Shabwa |
Country | Yemen |
Link to site record |
Title | Shabwa n° 2 |
Concordance | ATM 92 |
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
Link to epigraph record |
Pirenne 1978: 132, pl. 11/a | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1978. Ce que trois campagnes de fouilles nous ont déjà appris sur Shabwa capitale du Ḥaḍramout antique. Raydān, 1: 125-142. |
Pirenne 1990: 49, pl. 44/b | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient] |