CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


CIAS: i, 487

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositBaltimore, Walters Art Museum, 21.52 (Foster Collection)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Aniconic stela (mʿmr)
TopConcave
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 2.5, w. 16.5, th. 8.4
Notes on support and decorationsStepped (with two steps) base.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesThe stela was probably placed in the sanctuary of Rṣfm, dedicated to ʾnby S²ymn and located in the necropolis of Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl (see for example Ja 350=CSAI I, 135).
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleCIAS 47.12/p 2/S 21
ConcordanceQ 242; CSAI I, 286
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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