CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

YM 1965


Müller, Walter W. 1987 b: 73, pl. 6/2
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DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 1965

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 49, w. 30.5
Decoration
TypeFramework » With geometric elements
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » False window
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Horizontal grooves
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Dentils
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeCrescent moon and disc with base
Figurative subjectGeometric motif » Zigzag lines
Figurative subjectAnimal » Snake
Chronology
PeriodMiddle
Notes on support and decorationsStela with framework decorated in its upper part: at the lateral sides there are two false windows, the upper one ending in a row of horizontal grooves and a row of small dentils; in the centre a panel with a large motif of crescent moon (with base) and disc.
At the end of epigraph, in the centre of the slab, a small snake is painted, probably in a later period, during which the inscription and zigzag motif were blackened.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteGhaymān
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaGhaymān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Fnwtm of S²ms¹m.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleYM 1965
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 1987 b: 68-70, pl. 6/2Müller, Walter W. 1987. Zwei sabäische Votivinschriften an die Sonnengöttin: Nami 74 und Yemen Museum 1965. Pages 57-73 in Christian J. Robin and Muḥammad ʿA. Bāfaqīh (eds). Ṣayhadica. Recherches sur les inscriptions de l'Arabie préislamique offertes par ses collègues au professeur A.F. L. Beeston. (Arabie préislamique, 1). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.