CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


de Maigret and Robin 1993: 462, fig. 14
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Offering table » With ibex frieze
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectAnimal » Ibex
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramBs¹l bn Mʿs¹
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeTwo-pronged fork
      Symbol's referenceGod: Nkrḥ
Notes on support and decorationsSquared offering table (or altar?) placed on the base Y.90.B.A 7. The name inscribed below the ibex's heads' frieze, between Nkrḥ's symbol and the monogram of Bs¹l bn Mʿs¹, is the first mentioned in the text engraved on the base. For comparison, see the two offering tables in the same temple Y.92.B.A 38 and 40.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Nkrḥ
NotesThe object was found during the excavations in the temple.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleY.92.B.A 39
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
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