al-Jawf 04.42
Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: pl. 14/44
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Altar | ||||
| Shape | With rectangular base | ||||
| Material | Stone | ||||
| Measures | h. 69, w. top 32, w. base 30 | ||||
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| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Altar with base and top rectangular in shape. The base, ending in a projecting element with three steps, is decorated with recessed rectangles. The top is framed, in the lower part, by rectangular dentils. Only two faces of the altar are partly preserved. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | According to the editors, the object comes from as-Sawdāʾ and the language is undetermined. However, if the restoration of the verb hqny is correct, it may come from as-Sawdāʾor al-Baydāʾ (cf. al-Jawf 04.38). |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | al-Jawf 04.42 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
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